Republican congressmen are now talking about throwing migrants from helicopters
Anti-migrant rhetoric has reached the point of a congressman citing a far-right meme about Augusto Pinochet’s death-flights, I write for The Guardian. …
The US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard place
For The Guardian, I wrote about how Arab, Muslim and younger voters face a choice between Biden, who does little to stop …
Biden officials decry Trump’s anti-migrant xenophobia – yet quietly copy his stance
I wrote this for The Guardian about Trump’s odious rhetoric about the border. It must be rejected, of course, but the real …
The Harvard and UPenn presidents walked into a trap in Congress
I wrote this essay for The Guardian, about how three university presidents from elite institutions were asked about non-existent calls for genocide …
Stuart Seldowitz’s hateful behavior is US foreign policy unmasked
When people harboring such bigoted views have been rewarded with positions of influence, you really have to wonder about the US government, …
Everyone loves diversity and inclusion – until you stick up for Palestinians
I wrote this essay for The Guardian about an experience of mine–I was invited and then disinvited to speak at an event …
Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began
I had the honor to speak with Mary Louise Kelly of NPR’s All Things Considered regarding the spike in threats to Palestinians, …
Standing up for Palestine is also standing up to save the west from the worst of itself
I wrote this for The Guardian, on how Western governments are limiting expressions of support for Palestinians. It’s one thing when those …
A cop said a woman killed by a police crash had ‘limited value’. That’s appalling
Have you heard about the Seattle cop who described a young Indian graduate student who was killed as being of “limited value”? …
Jordan Neely, a vulnerable young man, was killed – and not by his medical history
In The Guardian, I write about how the killing of Jordan Neely and how much of the talk around the young man’s …