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Ben Kawaller
Ben Kawaller's videos and humor writing have appeared in The Free Press, LA Magazine, The American Bystander, The Advocate, Salon, and NewNowNext. He lives in New York.
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WATCH: ‘People Are Panicking. They’re Not Coming Out of Their Homes.’
Restaurants, stores, and farms are empty as deportation fears mount across America. We went to New York and California to see how daily life has…
Ben Kawaller, Tanya Lukyanova, and Austyn Jeffs
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Have San Francisco’s ‘Harm Reduction’ Tactics Worked?
Ben Kawaller
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WATCH: Is San Francisco Ready to Govern Again?
‘If progressives want to be trusted, we have to take care of the basics.’
Ben Kawaller
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Should Fifth Graders Learn What It Means to Be Transgender?
Ben Kawaller meets an education activist who wants kids to be taught that sex is assigned and gender is a social construct.
Ben Kawaller
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Ben Kawaller Asks New Yorkers: Is Luigi Mangione a Hero or a Villain?
He hits the streets to find out whose side they’re really on.
Ben Kawaller
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WATCH: Steve Bannon Talks Luigi Mangione, Racial Representation, and America’s Seething Anger
Trump’s former barn burner gives a one-on-one interview to The Free Press’s Ben Kawaller.
Ben Kawaller
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Swing State Debates Series Finale: Is the American Dream Still Alive?
In my final episode, Ohio voters battle over which party enables success in the richest country on Earth.
Ben Kawaller
Swing State Debates Episode Five: The Youth Vote in Michigan
While talking to Generation Z voters, I discovered a troubling consequence of our political divide: Liberal students are often barely familiar with the…
Ben Kawaller
Swing State Debates Episode Four: The Jewish Vote in Pennsylvania
I went to Pittsburgh to find out whether the rise in antisemitism post–October 7 will sway voters to back Kamala Harris—or Donald Trump.
Ben Kawaller
Swing State Debates Episode Three: Talking Race and Racism in. . . Wisconsin
I went to one of the country’s most segregated cities to find out what should be done to fix racial disparities in America.
Ben Kawaller
Swing State Debates Episode Two: Talking Immigration in Arizona
I went to Phoenix for a conversation about that most contentious election issue: the border.
Ben Kawaller
WATCH a New Free Press Series: Swing State Debates
Can people from politically opposing tribes ease their tensions just by talking to each other? Ben Kawaller finds out.
Ben Kawaller
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