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Marisa Kabas, Lee Hurley, Kim Kelly, Christopher Mathias100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas
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My miscarriage
Content warning: Pregnancy loss.
I was 11 weeks pregnant—until I wasn’t.
There was a fetus in my stomach—until its heartbeat stopped and it was removed via a surgical procedure called dilation and curettage (D&C.)
Getting pregnant—bein...
You don’t have to hand it to Richard Hanania
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Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault
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Daniel Moraff is a political operative who works in the shadows of cam...
The Handbasket LIVE in NYC
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We didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit
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Platner during a June TV appearance
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Hello! I’m Marisa Kabas, a Brooklyn-based independent writer and reporter. After watching the journalism infrastructure crumble over the last decade, I decided that I needed to have a place where I could share my work and thoughts no matter what. Thus, The Handbasket was born. When I launched in Ju... more
Lee Hurley is a freelance writer from Belfast who has written for a wide range of publications over the past 30 years. His special areas of focus are trans issues and politics in the UK, with a large dose of Arsenal to counter some of the gloom.
Kim Kelly is a freelance journalist and author based in Philadelphia. Her writing can be found in The Nation, In These Times, Teen Vogue, The Baffler, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and many others. Her first book, FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor, was published in 2022, followed by a... more
Christopher Mathias is a journalist and author based in New York. His writing can be found in the Guardian, MS NOW, The Nation, Talking Points Memo, Zeteo, and HuffPost. His book, "To Catch A Fascist: The Fight To Expose The Radical Right," was named one of the "Best Books of 2026" by The New Yorker... more
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