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Holly Baxter

@h0llyb4xter

Holly Baxter is Executive Editor for Social Justice and Equity at The Independent's bureau in New York, commissioning long-read features that deal with social issues across the United States. She is also a staff writer

<p>We find out which of the luxury baby products are actually worth it</p>
Baby Tech & Essentials

30 best luxury parenting products that are actually worth it

Looking out over the Old Town from the castle, Gjirokaster is a mountainous marvel
News & Advice

The secret Europe mountain city with bargain prices and stunning views

<p>Donald Trump’s choice of vice-president will explain to the voting public what we can expect from a future administration</p>
US politics

Who could be in a Trump administration in 2025

Americas

George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars

Lifestyle

I stayed at a $1,000-a-night postnatal retreat with my newborn baby

US politics

Trump’s New Hampshire victory speech made it obvious he’s scared

<p>Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Yes, creeps like Trump and the Giuliani allegations really matter

<p>Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes alongside her boyfriend Billy Evans, walks back to her hotel following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California.</p>
Voices

You don’t need to worry about the Times making Liz Holmes look good

<p>Politicians have become increasingly fixated on trans issues in the past 2 years, especially on the right </p>
Americas

Meet the group helping trans Americans seek asylum abroad

Americas

Meet the ‘race fakers’ — and the people tracking them down

Lifestyle

Nick Cannon, Elon Musk and the rise of the super-procreators

<p>Walgreens is the second-largest pharmacy provider in the country </p>
Americas

The problem with Walgreens and mifepristone

Voices

Trump’s Big Arrest Party was almost as absurd as the after-party

Voices

Trump’s Big Arrest Party was almost as absurd as the after-party

<p>Bel Air Los Angeles mansions and golf course</p>
Voices

This LA mansion tax is disgusting, unfair and definitely not hilarious

Voices

Stormy Daniels is playing Trump supporters at their own game

<p>Pieper Lewis speaks at a hearing in September </p>
Americas

Convicted of killing her rapist, Pieper Lewis faces further sentencing

Voices

South Carolina Republicans want to murder women for getting abortions

Voices

South Carolina Republicans want to murder women for getting abortions

Voices

Nigel Farage came to CPAC to save America from itself

Voices

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s CPAC speech: Surprising in all the wrong ways

Voices

In a cringey CPAC speech, Ted Cruz and JD Vance tell it like it is

<p>Bianca Devins, 17, was killed after attending a concert in New York City</p>
Americas

Bianca Devins: A viral murder & a mother who wants to change the world

<p>Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022</p>
Voices

Weinstein was sentenced today — but nothing else has changed

Americas

‘Marine-style hazing’: The sad, secret life of cheerleaders

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene heckles President Biden during his address </p>
Voices

Republicans revealed their true selves at the State of Union

<p>In footage released by Memphis PD, Tyre Nichols lies slumped on the ground after being attacked by five police officers </p>
Americas

After Tyre Nichols’ death, can this AI make police more accountable?

Americas

‘Marine-style hazing’: The sad, secret life of cheerleaders

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene heckles President Biden during his address </p>
Voices

Republicans revealed their true selves at the State of Union

<p>In footage released by Memphis PD, Tyre Nichols lies slumped on the ground after being attacked by five police officers </p>
Americas

After Tyre Nichols’ death, can this AI make police more accountable?

Americas

Ghislaine Maxwell’s TalkTV interview was narcissistic and dangerous

Americas

Ghislaine Maxwell’s TalkTV interview was narcissistic and dangerous

<p>Alec Baldwin practising drawing his revolver on the set of the Rust movie (Santa Fe County Sheriff/PA)</p>
Voices

Alec Baldwin has been charged — and Don Jr has something to say

Voices

The most damning detail in Prince Harry’s book - TJ Maxx

Americas

Autumn Harris was jailed over $40. Three weeks later, she was dead

<p>In Canada, euthanasia is known as medical assistance in dying — or MAID — and in 2023 it will become accessible for people who solely have a mental health condition </p>
Americas

The doctor who performs euthanasia — and the doctor who refuses

<p>In Canada, euthanasia is known as medical assistance in dying — or MAID — and in 2023 it will become accessible for people who solely have a mental health condition </p>
Americas

The doctor who performs euthanasia — and the doctor who refuses

Americas

Operation Santa isn’t heartwarming. It’s America’s cry for help

<p>Donald Trump introduces Florida governor Ron DeSantis during a homecoming campaign rally in 2019 </p>
Editor’s letters

Will Trump and DeSantis end up destroying each other?

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene is hoping to continue winning big off anger and paranoia</p>
Independent Premium

Republicans may have become too radical to take control

<p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis was left on his own to coordinate a response he clearly wasn’t equipped for, and now he’s taking the flak </p>
Independent Premium

Now his own state needs cash, DeSantis is singing a different tune

<p>Britons still bemoan the fact that Americans can’t get fish and chips right but our country has a lot more to feel embarrassed about</p>
Independent Premium

Land of no hope... and glory (for the wealthy)

<p>Migrants from Venezuela wait to be transported to a local church in Washington DC </p>
Independent Premium

DeSantis and Abbott using migrants to put across their extreme views

Voices

Biden sent a clear message to Putin in his UN speech

<p>The royal family after the funeral service</p>
Voices

The utterly bizarre parts of the Queen’s funeral

<p>Republican senator Lindsey Graham was met with protests on Tuesday </p>
Editor’s letters

Republicans are showing their hand on abortion

<p>King Charles III and other members of the royal family hold a vigil</p>
Independent Premium

The Queen’s death appears to be a confusing time for Americans

<p>In the past year, Trump’s social media tone has become much more angry and compulsive </p>
US

Trump still believes he’ll be able to seize power, one way or another

US

Trump still believes he’ll be able to seize power, one way or another

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Holly Baxter
<p>In the past year, Trump’s social media tone has become much more angry and compulsive </p>
<p>Sanna Marin expressed disappointment that private footage was made public</p>
Independent Premium

The US could learn something from Finland’s young PM

<p>‘Save America’: Palin at a rally in Alaska last month </p>
Independent Premium

What Sarah Palin’s comeback bid says about the modern Republican Party

<p>Trump and Vardy have both painted themselves as victims</p>
Independent Premium

What do Donald Trump and Rebekah Vardy have in common?

<p>Abortion right supporters rejoice as early polls come in indicating their victory in Kansas </p>
Voices

Kansas voted against banning abortion. Republicans should have known

<p>Abortion right supporters rejoice as early polls come in indicating their victory in Kansas </p>
Voices

Kansas voted against banning abortion. Republicans should have known

<p>Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner have taken flak over their use of private jets</p>
Independent Premium

Owning a private jet is now becoming a serious PR misstep

<p>Vance said there was something ‘comparable’ between abortion and slavery and railed against the poor communities he hopes to represent </p>
Independent Premium

What happens to JD Vance’s campaign in Ohio is important for the US

Voices

Trump made his first DC speech since losing the presidency. It was odd

<p>Emergency personnel gather after a shooting at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, on Sunday </p>
Editor’s letters

Does shooting dead a dangerous killer make you a ‘good Samaritan’?

<p>Abortion-rights activists rally at the Indiana Statehouse</p>
Independent Premium

The anti-abortion argument that tempted even British politicians

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Voices

A 10-year-old rape victim was pregnant. Fox News refused to believe it

<p>A Black Lives Matter supporter confronts members of the Proud Boys as they protest near the Friendship Torch, where people gathered to remember George Floyd on the first anniversary of his death</p>
Independent Premium

A serious political lesson to be learnt from down in Florida

<p>Protesters join the March for Our Lives rally for tighter firearm laws in LA, June </p>
Independent Premium

Diversity of opinion across the US is wider than you think

<p>Pro-choice demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court after Roe v Wade is overturned</p>
Independent Premium

Overturning Roe v Wade shows exactly what some men think of women

US News

Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights reveals America’s division

<p>Kate Smith, senior director of news content for Planned Parenthood Federation of America</p>
Americas

Planned Parenthood says its ‘doors are open’ after Roe decision

Americas

Planned Parenthood says its ‘doors are open’ after Roe decision

<p>Kate Smith, senior director of news content for Planned Parenthood Federation of America</p>
<p>Protesters outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC</p>
Americas

Outside Supreme Court, activists have some unexpected conversations

US politics

Jacob Wohl crashes pro-choice protest, telling women to ‘go home’

<p>Spectators watch a Juneteenth parade commemorating the end of slavery in the United States in Galveston, Texas last year </p>
Independent Premium

Juneteenth is particularly important while voter suppression is rife

<p>Over and over again, people said that they believed they had been called to Washington DC by Trump</p>
Independent Premium

The Capitol riot hearings reveal a divided America in cross-section

<p>Over and over again, people said that they believed they had been called to Washington DC by Trump</p>
Independent Premium

The Capitol riot hearings reveal a divided America in cross-section

<p>Both Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have been guilty of that which they have sought to accuse their rivals </p>
Independent Premium

From Partygate to the Capitol riots, it’s the public image that sticks

<p>Asma Khan (Urszula Soltys/PA)</p>
Americas

Asma Khan on colonialism, immigration and female entrepreneurship

<p>Atwood </p>
Americas

‘No more spoons to a knife fight’: Fighting for Roe v Wade

<p>Phil Klay and Bob Shacochis</p>
Americas

A very erudite killer: In conversation with Phil Klay & Bob Shacochis

<p>Margaret Atwood received a standing ovation when she spoke at the festival </p>
Americas

‘Payback for MeToo’: Margaret Atwood on US plans to ban abortion

Americas

John Grisham: ‘White people love the death penalty’

<p>Latisha (right), a clerk at Tops market who called 911 when when a gunman opened fire at the store, is consoled during services at True Bethel Baptist Church </p>
Voices

Extreme right-wing ideologies are becoming a big problem for the US

<p>Trump is very good at saying every line of argument, then doubling down on the one that seems best-fitted to the situation</p>
Independent Premium

Is there such a thing as nuance when it comes to Trump?

<p>Boris Johnson’s Partygate fines were the subject of amused interest among my US colleagues</p>
Independent Premium

We can never hope for an objective view of where we are in the world

<p>Donald Trump is the first guest on Piers Morgan’s new show (TalkTV/ Piers Morgan Uncensored)</p>
Voices

The toe-curling embarrassment of Piers Morgan’s interview with Trump

<p>Razor-sharp observation of human interaction doesn’t necessarily imply empathy</p>
Independent Premium

If the culture war is real, then who are we meant to be fighting?

<p>OBAMA-CASA BLANCA</p>
Voices

Obama is doing bromance fan service with Biden. But is it enough?

<p>The Ukrainian president’s speech to the Grammys on Sunday positioned the arts as vital to a functioning democracy</p>
Independent Premium

Amy Schumer got the last laugh when Zelensky appeared at the Grammys

<p>Acting up: Smith during the Oscars</p>
Independent Premium

What Will Smith’s emotional outburst tells us about US politics

<p>Leila Jackson, daughter of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, sits behind her mother at her confirmation hearing</p>
Editor’s letters

Someone else wanted to be the star of the show at Jackson’s hearings

<p>Ketanji Brown Jackson</p>
Independent Premium

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson

<p>Acting up: Smith during the Oscars</p>
Independent Premium

What Will Smith’s emotional outburst tells us about US politics

<p>Leila Jackson, daughter of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, sits behind her mother at her confirmation hearing</p>
Editor’s letters

Someone else wanted to be the star of the show at Jackson’s hearings

<p>Ketanji Brown Jackson</p>
Independent Premium

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson

<p>Zelensky repeated calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine</p>
Voices

Zelensky’s address to Congress was direct and disturbing

<p>In Vlad we trust? Trump and Fox News host Tucker Carlson admire ‘strongman’ Putin </p>
Independent Premium

Why far-right Republicans are praising Putin

<p>President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress</p>
Voices

At Biden’s State of the Union, heckling Trumpists embarrassed the GOP

<p>The restaurant divides opinion </p>
Independent Premium

Red Lobster: The most mediocre of New York institutions

<p>Nigel Farage speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on 25 February 2022 in Orlando, Florida</p>
Voices

Farage made his most awkward speech ever as tanks rolled into Ukraine

<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference</p>
Voices

Onstage at CPAC, Ron DeSantis just turned into Trump’s worst nightmare

<p>Near and deer: the bar, complete with toy stag’s head</p>
Independent Premium

Turtles All the Way Down: My favourite dive bar in NYC

<p>‘I’ll stay as long as it makes sense to stay,’ says Madeline </p>
Independent Premium

‘Covid taught me that life is too short to delay joy’

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