SPOTLIGHT is our political column by writer Maria Behan.
SPOTLIGHT shines Maria’s sharp political eye and keen wit on the political landscape—especially the dystopia that is America under Donald Trump. In 2016, Maria also wrote The Wild Word‘s PROGRESSIVE PUNCH column, a no-holds-barred look at the last election.
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Maria Behan writes fiction and non-fiction. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Stinging Fly, The Irish Times, Huffington Post, and Northern California Best Places.
PREVIOUS COLUMNS
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Maria Behan on pre-election and post-lapsarian America and how bad things will get if #45 becomes #47
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Maria Behan on America in free-fall, the rise of the MAGA right and the urgent need to save American democracy
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Maria Behan on the dark mind of Vladimir Putin and the need to unite against him for a better world
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Maria Behan on the changing political landscape of California’s wine country and fear-mongering sold as freedom
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Maria Behan on memories of September 11th and the lessons of its aftermath
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Maria Behan on the devastation of the climate crisis from the front lines in California
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Maria Behan on clearing the devastation of the Trump presidency for a brighter future for America
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Maria Behan on the toll of pre-election anxiety in the US and daring to hope that Americans will rise up to vote out Trump
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Maria Behan on Trump’s war on democracy, the inspiration of RBG, and America’s chance to redeem itself on Nov 3rd
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Maria Behan on white America’s moment of reckoning and the hard work of fighting systemic racism
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Maria Behan on the growing imperative for us to change our attitude to eating meat
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Maria Behan on how Trump’s ineptitude and ego in the coronavirus crisis are going to cost American lives
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Maria Behan on Bernie Sanders and the forces in the Democratic establishment that are wrestling with his candidacy
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Maria Behan on J. Lo and Shakira at the Superbowl and the line between sexualised performance and self-objectification
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Maria Behan on the impeachment of Donald Trump and the hope in the growing resistance to his administration
