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Frank Pizzoli

BOOKS

Steven Brill’s new book, ‘The Death of Truth,’ Warns That Internet Goliaths Are Anything But ‘Good Samaritans’

The online chaos of conspiracies and disinformation is making it impossible to distinguish fact from fiction, often purposefully. 

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Village Voice article about getting out the vote in the LGBTQ+ community.

PRIDE

Agenda PAC Looks to Send Anti-Queer Elected Officials Packing in November

In a year when 522 (and counting) anti-LGBTQ+ bills are moving through various legislatures, Agenda PAC and MoveOn are looking to get queer-rights supporters to the polls.  

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POLITICS

Can New York Turn the House Blue?

With a special election on April 30 and a fistful of flippable seats up for grabs in November, MoveOn thinks it can.

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Village Voice interview with Bradley Onishi, author of "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next"

POLITICS

A Former White Christian Nationalist Pulls Back the Curtain on Mounting Threats of Violence

Bradley Onishi’s new book looks at how Southern California was ground zero for modern conservatism, a movement now endangering America’s democracy.  

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Village Voice article about the failings of the Electoral College system.

POLITICS

Are New Laws Strong Enough to Coup-Proof the 2024 Presidential Election?

A congressman, a 2020 Electoral College delegate, and three pundits go into a bar… 

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John McCain funeral for an interview with Tim Miller about the dangers of the Republican Party's election denials

POLITICS

Former Republican Strategist Tim Miller on Why the GOP is a Threat to America

Believe the hype: “A second Trump term would potentially be an end-times event for our democracy.”

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PRIDE

LGBTQ Equality and Reproductive Rights Under Attack

Book bans, TV ratings, Twitter threats … and SCOTUS. Activists call for fighting escalating threats—together.

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Village Voice article about conscientious objectors

BOOKS

Can Wars Be Won Without War?

During the Vietnam War, Francesco Da Vinci was a conscientious objector. We talk to him about the vulnerability of Russian protestors now.

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FILM

Free Speech–Former ACLU Leader Ira Glasser Tells Us It’s Not What You Think

The long-time free-speech advocate talks about Skokie and Charlottesville, battling at the ballot box, and the Brooklyn Dodgers

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BOOKS

Harvey Fierstein Cleaned Off His Desk During COVID

The actor, playwright, and screenwriter talks about his memoir, sobriety, women in politics, and what’s next

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