Marisa Wright
@marisa-wright.com
Civil rights lawyer and writer. Bylines: Chicago Review of Books, The Millions, Electric Literature, Ms. Magazine, Prism, Harvard Review, and more.
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Marisa Wright
@marisa-wright.com
· Apr 29
News: The Colorado legislature just passed the Colorado Voting Rights Act, joining seven other states in protecting historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination in voting at the state level. This is a huge win for voting rights and democracy in Colorado!
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DJ Moore, with absolutely nothing left. Game-winner.
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
DJ Moore, with absolutely nothing left. Game-winner.
Good riddance!!
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Good riddance!!
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Seeing some discussion of the value of reading, which is an excuse to advance my belief:
Reading is worth doing because it is deeply pleasurable. We think this isn't a good enough reason because of our puritan streak, and because we think we do things for pleasure constantly but we really don't!
Reading is worth doing because it is deeply pleasurable. We think this isn't a good enough reason because of our puritan streak, and because we think we do things for pleasure constantly but we really don't!
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Seeing some discussion of the value of reading, which is an excuse to advance my belief:
Reading is worth doing because it is deeply pleasurable. We think this isn't a good enough reason because of our puritan streak, and because we think we do things for pleasure constantly but we really don't!
Reading is worth doing because it is deeply pleasurable. We think this isn't a good enough reason because of our puritan streak, and because we think we do things for pleasure constantly but we really don't!
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It's fun when Ohio State loses. Really brings the whole national community of college football fans together.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It's fun when Ohio State loses. Really brings the whole national community of college football fans together.
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We have no time to waste in the fight to protect Black New Jersey voters from discrimination at the ballot box. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social & @govmurphy.bsky.social: let's pass & enact the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act as swiftly as possible. Justice for New Jersey voters cannot wait.
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We have no time to waste in the fight to protect Black New Jersey voters from discrimination at the ballot box. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social & @govmurphy.bsky.social: let's pass & enact the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act as swiftly as possible. Justice for New Jersey voters cannot wait.
You will hear a lot about partisanship in coverage of this ruling, but what’s truly egregious is that Texans will be forced to vote under a *racially discriminatory* map in 2026.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You will hear a lot about partisanship in coverage of this ruling, but what’s truly egregious is that Texans will be forced to vote under a *racially discriminatory* map in 2026.
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man it really is very demoralizing to be bowing and scraping for months to get a crumb of coverage of a book as criticism is basically sidelined in every publication just to see some shit like olivia nuzzi's crap get more and more and more and more and more oxygen lol
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
man it really is very demoralizing to be bowing and scraping for months to get a crumb of coverage of a book as criticism is basically sidelined in every publication just to see some shit like olivia nuzzi's crap get more and more and more and more and more oxygen lol
Thanksgiving week movies were really excellent this year
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thanksgiving week movies were really excellent this year
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We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
My holiday reading, upgraded just now by a well-timed package delivery
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My holiday reading, upgraded just now by a well-timed package delivery
I would not have been able to go to law school if these loan restrictions had been in place at the time. They‘re going to do as intended: keep out the less privileged and continue feeding extreme wealth inequality.
Higher ed is about to become less accessible.
Major Student Loan Limits Set To Take Effect, With Big Implications For Borrowing Source: Forbes
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Major Student Loan Limits Set To Take Effect, With Big Implications For Borrowing Source: Forbes
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Major Student Loan Limits Set To Take Effect, With Big Implications For Borrowing
The Department of Education is forging ahead with significant changes to the federal student loan system that will limit borrowing and repayment options.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I would not have been able to go to law school if these loan restrictions had been in place at the time. They‘re going to do as intended: keep out the less privileged and continue feeding extreme wealth inequality.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
Honestly no need to wait until March, just give Jessie Buckley the Oscar now
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Honestly no need to wait until March, just give Jessie Buckley the Oscar now
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Bryce Underwood hits the Paul Bunyan pose
October 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Bryce Underwood hits the Paul Bunyan pose
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A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
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Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!
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Had the pleasure of speaking to National Book Award finalist @meghamaj.bsky.social about "A Guardian and a Thief" for @electricliterature.com recently. It's a remarkable novel, and this interview helped me think through how to be a moral person living through a time of crisis. tinyurl.com/5cehc298
A Novel About Migration and Morality During Climate Collapse - Electric Literature
Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" considers the ethics of protecting loved ones in times of crisis
electricliterature.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Had the pleasure of speaking to National Book Award finalist @meghamaj.bsky.social about "A Guardian and a Thief" for @electricliterature.com recently. It's a remarkable novel, and this interview helped me think through how to be a moral person living through a time of crisis. tinyurl.com/5cehc298
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On the inexorable tension between individualism and collectivism, the usefulness of the label “climate fiction,” the role of art in times of crisis, and Megha Majumdar’s sophomore novel, “A Guardian and a Thief.” (@marisa-wright.com)
A Novel About Migration and Morality During Climate Collapse - Electric Literature
Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" considers the ethics of protecting loved ones in times of crisis
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October 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On the inexorable tension between individualism and collectivism, the usefulness of the label “climate fiction,” the role of art in times of crisis, and Megha Majumdar’s sophomore novel, “A Guardian and a Thief.” (@marisa-wright.com)
Had the pleasure of speaking to National Book Award finalist @meghamaj.bsky.social about "A Guardian and a Thief" for @electricliterature.com recently. It's a remarkable novel, and this interview helped me think through how to be a moral person living through a time of crisis. tinyurl.com/5cehc298
A Novel About Migration and Morality During Climate Collapse - Electric Literature
Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" considers the ethics of protecting loved ones in times of crisis
electricliterature.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Had the pleasure of speaking to National Book Award finalist @meghamaj.bsky.social about "A Guardian and a Thief" for @electricliterature.com recently. It's a remarkable novel, and this interview helped me think through how to be a moral person living through a time of crisis. tinyurl.com/5cehc298