Marisa Kabas
MSNBC Columnist
Marisa Kabas writes about politics, media and gender and their many intersections. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, HuffPost and The New Republic, and she writes a newsletter called The Handbasket. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Marisa Kabas writes about politics, media and gender and their many intersections. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, HuffPost and The New Republic, and she writes a newsletter called The Handbasket. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Latest from Marisa Kabas
Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing gaffe is bigger than New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to halt congestion pricing plan was reportedly made out of fear over this year’s congressional elections.
Incidents of drivers running into protesters are alarming. Lawmakers aren't helping.
A motorist driving his car into a line of pro-Palestinian Columbia University protesters is the latest of several motorists accused of targeting protesters.
USC’s decision to pull Asna Tabassum’s speech should be a cautionary tale
The USC affair highlights a real ethical quandary facing universities: Why is silencing Muslim students the only way to protect them from vitriolic pro-Israel voices?
Sending troops to the subway is not the way to make New Yorkers feel safe
New York's Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to deploy the National Guard to the New York City subway could very well have been drafted by a Republican.
Flooding NYC's subways with police cost millions — and didn't fix anything
Want to find a New York City public library open on Sunday? No luck, thanks to budget cuts from Eric Adams. Meanwhile the NYPD is racking up subway overtime.
George Santos’ time in the House of Representatives was 331 days too long
His time in the public light is far from over even though George Santos, the lying former New York GOP House representative, has been expelled from Congress.
The trick behind George Santos’ pledge not to run for re-election
On Thursday, the House Ethics investigative subcommittee released its scathing report on Rep.
The ADL’s decision to resume advertising on X is a terrible capitulation
Despite Elon Musk wrongly blaming the Anti-Defamation League for the X platform's declining revenue, the ADL has resumed advertising on the platform.
Why Elon Musk is palling around with Benjamin Netanyahu
Anyone who hoped for Israel's prime minister to call for Elon Musk's commitment to fight antisemitism got “All Lives Matter” rhetoric instead.
Fox is elevating this very bad 'Barbie' take
Fox News highlighted a post from a Christian movie review site slamming the ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘catering to nostalgic adults and pushing transgender character stories.’
George Santos can’t Trump his way out of his legal woes
When federal prosecutors announced 13 charges against George Santos, the New York congressman objected to a "witch hunt," echoing his political idol Donald Trump.
