US Politics, Page 6

How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”

This is the first of two pieces I wrote for the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This piece, from The Nation, …

I’ve been following the Manhattan District Attorney race closely (and, if you’re interested in reforming our legal system, you should be, too). …

I wrote this piece for The Guardian. In it, I discuss how cracks are emerging in the wall that has historically separated …

The language we use to discuss immigration is dehumanizing: ‘catch and release’, ‘migrant caravans’, swarms – anything, in other words, but people. …

Did you know that our government has effectively been forcing people to choose between heat in their apartment and the risk of …

In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would …

The election is over, and every immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, and human being can now breathe a sigh of a relief. I …

I wrote this essay, prompted by Donald Trump’s photo-op visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for The Guardian. Here’s part of the essay: It …

I wrote this essay, on how the latest conspiracy theory is yet another example of how Americans are being misled by right-wing …

I wrote this piece for The Nation, and it was published on June 30. Around the same time that I was writing …