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Kali Holloway is a columnist at The Daily Beast. She also contributes to The Nation. Her writings have appeared in The Guardian, Salon, TIME and numerous other outlets. She co-curated the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2017 summer performance and film series “Theater of the Resist.” In her spare time she produces documentary films, plays in bands, writes music reviews, and collects useless pop culture trivia. She was the director of the now defunct Make it Right Project, an initiative dedicated to taking down Confederate monuments and telling the truth about history.

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opinion

Met Gala Opulence Is Always Gross. This Year, It’s Obscene.

WHILE ROME BURNS…

Dead civilians, poverty, and chaos take a back seat at the annual event seemingly designed to make us all loathe the rich and privileged.

Kali Holloway | Published May 06, 2024
opinion

Even Jury Selection Can’t Escape Trump’s Racism

IT NEVER ENDS

The ex-president’s lawyers think younger Black men will be sympathetic to him because he’s an accused criminal and they’re easily persuadable. Seriously.

Kali Holloway | Published Apr 19, 2024
opinion

The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’

LONG CON DON

The criminally indicted, twice-divorced, sexual-assaulting ex-president doesn’t have many people left to con—so he’s going back to evangelicals as his marks.

Kali Holloway | Published Mar 26, 2024
opinion

Harvard Prez’s Resignation a Win for Right-Wing Chaos Agents

STOP GETTING PLAYED

It was never about academic plagiarism, it was about stoking a culture-war panic to attack diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Kali Holloway | Published Jan 02, 2024
opinion

Black Women Are Next Targets of Right-Wing Legal Activist

WHAT A COINCIDENCE

The same guy who helped kill affirmative action in college is suing a venture capital firm for providing start-up grants for Black women-owned companies.

Kali Holloway | Published Nov 03, 2023
opinion

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Meltdown Is a Delight to Behold

GOOD RIDDANCE

The hammering of Ramaswamy at the GOP debate this week hopefully resulted in enough dings to send him to the bottom of the list of also-rans.

Kali Holloway | Published Sep 29, 2023
opinion

GOP Wants You to Be Terrified of a Black Woman President

NOT EVEN HIDING IT

Republicans are creating a fake narrative that Michelle Obama will replace Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democratic ticket—because they know their base will take the bait.

Kali Holloway | Published Sep 21, 2023
opinion

Why Clown Pundits Are Defending a Racist to Own the Libs

BOYS WILL BE BOYS

When a prominent right-winger was outed as even-more-racist than we knew, very smart white male commentators tripped over themselves to blame anyone but him.

Kali Holloway | Published Aug 15, 2023
opinion

Lotteries Are a Sucker’s Bet and a Gift to the Ultra-Rich

REVERSE ROBIN HOOD

Contrary to popular myth, winning the lottery probably won’t ruin your life. But buying a lottery ticket is still a dumb thing to do.

Kali Holloway | Published Aug 03, 2023
opinion

Vivek Ramaswamy Can Thank Affirmative Action for His Success

FOR ME, NOT THEE

He’s called race-based college admissions “a cancer,” but a Soros family fellowship for children of immigrants helped him accrue wealth as a grad student.

Kali Holloway | Published Jul 24, 2023

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