Marisa Kabas is an independent journalist who runs a newsletter called The Handbasket. She broke down how she built and grew ...
First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her Brooklyn ap ...
Late last week, I spoke with Kabas about her recent scoops, the challenges of going solo, and the evolving role of the press in today’s political climate. Our conversation has been edited for length ...