I wrote this essay for The Guardian. It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they are killed twice: first by bullet or bomb, and next by the language used to describe their deaths. A common condition of oppression, after all, is to be …
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The bombing of Syrian government targets by the United States, Britain, and France is a disgraceful and ineffectual act masquerading as a noble gesture. Far from preventing a more vicious war, the bombing instead legitimizes the continuation of the conflict. In fact, what …
I wrote this essay on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States for The Guardian. The crown prince of …
I wrote this piece for The Nation: On February 8, Aboubacar Dembele went to a Bronx courthouse to resolve an assault charge …
I wrote this essay for The Nation, reflecting on what life is like one year after the Trump presidency. It took a …
I wrote this for The Guardian: The entire Middle East, from Palestine to Yemen, appears set to burst into flames after this …
At The Guardian: The US supreme court has decided that the Trump administration’s Muslim ban can proceed in full, even as legal challenges …
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. The horrible terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday has so far left us with …
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on the Las Vegas shooting and why we treat domestic and foreign terrorism differently. We …
I wrote this essay about the end of DACA for The Guardian. The Trump administration appears determined to kill off the idea of the …