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Elisa Batista

In a Post-Roe v. Wade World, ‘Promenade of Desire’ Is a Book Relevant to the Times

Promenade of Desire: A Barcelona Memoir

3 min readSep 23, 2022

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In a Post-Roe v. Wade World, ‘Promenade of Desire’ Is a Book Relevant to the Times

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Elisa Batista

It’s Tax Time, Which Means We Discriminate Against Unpartnered People

I was collating my paperwork to file federal and state taxes when I was reminded of all the ways that unmarried people are discriminated…

3 min readMar 3, 2022

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It’s Tax Time, Which Means We Discriminate Against Unpartnered People

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Elisa Batista

The Myth of Personal Exceptionalism

Photo by Max Ostrozhinskiy on Unsplash

4 min readDec 27, 2020

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The Myth of Personal Exceptionalism

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Elisa Batista

Las latinas en EE.UU. en el estado de Georgia deben votar por Jon Ossoff y Raphael Warnock

Soy activista y escritora y mi última campaña se trata de las elecciones senatoriales en el estado de Georgia. La única manera que vamos a…

3 min readDec 17, 2020

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Las latinas en EE.UU. en el estado de Georgia deben votar por Jon Ossoff y Raphael Warnock

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Elisa Batista

Combating Racism Starts With Us As Parents

What an intense week! Well, you all know that.

3 min readJun 6, 2020

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Combating Racism Starts With Us As Parents

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Elisa Batista

The Virgin Mary, La Malinche, and Birth of the U.S. Women’s March

Author’s Note: I have been reading Latina feminist texts since high school, when a debate coach had gifted me with a Barnes & Noble gift…

12 min readMay 12, 2020

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Carmen Perez, Founding Co-Chair of the U.S. Women’s March

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Elisa Batista

How To Stick With A 12-Step Program During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the will and endurance of everyone, now that everyone must bunker together, and socially distance…

4 min readApr 27, 2020

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How To Stick With A 12-Step Program During COVID-19

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The Case for Job-Sharing: Men Aren’t The Only Ones Who Can Do Their Jobs

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. economy is hemorrhaging millions of jobs with more than 60 percent of the laid off women…

5 min readApr 10, 2020

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The Case for Job-Sharing: Men Aren’t The Only Ones Who Can Do Their Jobs

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Elisa Batista

An Extrovert’s Survival Guide to COVID-19 Lockdown

At a time when health officials are calling for social isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, or “Coronavirus”, I have not felt this…

3 min readMar 16, 2020

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An Extrovert’s Survival Guide to COVID-19 Lockdown

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Elisa Batista

Why This Former Clinton Supporter Voted for Bernie Sanders

NOTE: I originally posted this piece at Daily Kos on February 25, 2020, in advance of Super Tuesday. While Vice President Biden…

7 min readMar 4, 2020

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Why This Former Clinton Supporter Voted for Bernie Sanders

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Elisa Batista

Elisa Batista

A Bay Area-based journalist and digital organizer whose writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired News, Daily Kos, & more. Opinions my own!

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