Wrote about Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying—something Democrats can learn from, even if they live in places that aren’t as progressive as NYC: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/o...

Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.

Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:

Spoke with Brandon M. Terry about his new book, "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope," which points out the flaws in how we memorialize the civil rights movement and offers a new interpretation of that period: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/o...

I’m back at the Boston Globe, writing for the Ideas section. My first piece is about how we can still lose our freedom even if legal protections like the First Amendment remain intact: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...

So why is it that no level of corruption in the Trump administration — no matter how brazen or how high up it goes, from Tom Homan, the White House border czar, to other members of Trump’s Cabinet — seems to ever stick? More from @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social:

The independent UN commission's newly published report adds yet another voice to the growing consensus that Israel has committed a genocide: www.vox.com/politics/461...

I appreciate Brittany Luse, Liam McBain and Neena Pathak for inviting me and Vox’s Abdallah Fayyad to @npr.org's “It’s Been A Minute” to talk about Trump’s obsession with Chicago and NYC. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n... Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...

Had a good conversation with @slate.com about what Trump's aesthetics and redecorating tell us about his broader political project: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

"His true desire, it seems, wasn’t to simply become the president of the United States, but to become the single most enduring representation of America itself." www.vox.com/politics/459...

President Donald Trump’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

I wrote about how Trump's remodeling of the White House, his takeover of the Kennedy Center, and his whole tacky aesthetic are a window into his broader political project—and his desire to become the single most enduring symbol of America: www.vox.com/politics/459...

I wrote about the paternalistic and racist roots of Trump’s federal takeover of DC: www.vox.com/politics/458...

Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps. A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:

Israel could have chosen to prevent a famine at any point. Instead, it has repeatedly blocked efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians, effectively vacuum-sealing Gaza and deliberately engineering a famine. This is not some unintended consequence: www.vox.com/policy/42262...

There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different. www.vox.com/policy/42262...

I wrote about the long history of engineering famines—and what makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza unique: www.vox.com/policy/42262...

Given how far Democratic voters have moved on support for Israel — a more than 60-point swing in the last decade — why has their party’s establishment been so slow to respond? www.vox.com/politics/421...

Wrote about the massive disconnect between Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment on Israel, and why despite a huge swing toward support for Palestinians among voters over the last 10 years, party leaders have resisted changing their stance: www.vox.com/politics/421...

Wrote about how the Trump administration is (surprise!) going soft on white collar crime: www.vox.com/policy/41995...

A look at the hyperventilating, poorly informed and, yes, frankly racist attacks on Mamdani. www.vox.com/politics/418...

Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago. And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...

Wrote about the astonishing bigotry we’re seeing in the NYC mayoral race, and how it’s fueled by anti-Palestinian racism and a new era of crassness and cruelty. www.vox.com/politics/419...

I wrote about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and why his agenda is a pragmatic approach to local governance and not as scary or radical as his critics suggest. www.vox.com/politics/418...

The Vox Media Union’s current union contract expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12. Time is running out, but Vox Media management has refused to even discuss our proposals in good faith. Send a letter urging Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff to negotiate a fair contract NOW! wgaea.st/vox-letter

The following is a statement of support for @voxmediaunion.bsky.social WGAE members at SB Nation and Vox Media from MLBPA, MLSPA, NFLPA, NHLPA, NWSLPA, PHPA, USLPA, & WNBAPA.

"No tax on tips" is a dumb policy that cuts Social Security and incentivizes bad employers. As @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social notes here, raising the minimum wage, eliminating subminimum wages, and raising the standard deduction would be far better policy. www.vox.com/policy/41403...

🎧 Listen to the podcast! New York Times reporter ‪David Yaffe-Bellany & Vox policy correspondent @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Trump’s efforts to use his office for personal gain, the dangers it poses and how far voters are willing to let him go. 🔗:

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What makes good (and bad) tariff policies? I enjoyed discussing with @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social of @vox.com www.vox.com/policy/40660...

Wrote about the history of the US government's assault on the First Amendment and pro-Palestinian speech in particular: www.vox.com/policy/40606...

On the latest episode of Explain It to Me I talk with @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social about whether or not DEI ever did what it was supposed to.

Here’s the problem with politicians so often invoking Israel’s “right to defend itself” when trying to justify the state’s lack of restraint or defend it against accusations of genocide: In the occupied territories, Israel’s right to self-defense might not even exist. My Latest:

Here’s the problem with politicians so often invoking Israel’s “right to defend itself” when trying to justify the state’s lack of restraint or defend it against accusations of genocide: In the occupied territories, Israel’s right to self-defense might not even exist. My Latest:

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Democrats and liberals vilified student protesters so much—calling them outside agitators, antisemitic, dangerous, unleashing police on them—that they essentially already did the Trump administration’s PR work to justify its blatantly unconstitutional assault on free speech.

Not a word about Khalil. Here are the stories the Free Press considers more important than the president personally directing ICE to arrest a documented immigrant and detain him in another state without any charge, all because he exercised First Amendment rights.

For the latest issue of Within Our Means, I wrote about how congestion pricing (and improving public transit options more broadly) benefits low-income residents: www.vox.com/policy/40126...

Trump’s policies are extremely dangerous and harmful. But as flawed as American democracy is, it will survive a second Trump term. My latest is on why despite his authoritarian aspirations, Trump no longer poses a unique threat to American democracy. www.vox.com/politics/401...

Wrote about the history of DEI, its failures (ineffective trainings and empty corporate gestures), successes (promoting better working conditions), and what a better future for DEI could look like for organizations still invested in its ideals: www.vox.com/policy/39995...

Wrote about what the racist DOGE tweets tell us about the Republican view of free speech: the freedom to say the most offensive, racist things without getting any pushback, while also using the power of the state to suppress speech that they personally don’t like. www.vox.com/politics/398...

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Wrote about how Trump's Jan. 6 pardons are a dangerous attempt to rewrite the events of that day. But they are also democratically legitimate and not a misuse of executive clemency. The country, at least for now, is willing to forget January 6 ever happened. www.vox.com/policy/39628...

It is often said that climate disasters are great equalizers. They rip through neighborhoods, rich and poor, devastating communities and upending lives without discriminating between them. But it is, of course, not that simple.

Already, there have been reports of landlords hiking rents in and around Los Angeles, despite the fact that dramatically increasing rents during a state of emergency is illegal in California. @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes for @vox.com: www.vox.com/policy/39526...

Wrote about gentrification in the aftermath of wildfires: www.vox.com/policy/39526...

Devastated to be back again with a statement on today's layoffs at Vox.com. Please stay tuned for more details on how you can support our colleagues who lost their jobs today.

"As the New York Times put it, the county, as an owner, becomes “a kind of benevolent investor that trades profits for lower rents.”" www.vox.com/policy/39217...

A Vox reader asked us: There’s a perception in the United States that Republicans are better at handling the economy than Democrats. Is this notion rooted in truth? So, we enlisted @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social to look at the numbers to separate fact from fiction: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/iFDtdS

The majority of Americans consider themselves "working class," including nearly 60 percent of Republicans in the upper-income tier (according to Pew). Is the term even useful then? @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social www.vox.com/politics/390...