Abdallah Fayyad is a policy correspondent at Vox. He previously worked at The Boston Globe, where he served on the editorial board, and The Atlantic. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other networks to discuss his work and the news, and has occasionally guest hosted a nightly news program on GBH, Boston’s PBS member station. In 2022, he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series he wrote on reforming the American presidency.
The Criminalization of Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Areas that are changing economically often draw more police—creating conditions for more surveillance and more potential misconduct.
[The Atlantic / 2017]
Welcome to the New Civil Rights Era
If elected, Joe Biden will have to answer to an antiracist movement that isn't going away.
[Boston Globe / 2020]
The Resistance Misunderstood Justin Amash
The Libertarian congressman voted to impeach Donald Trump, but he’s not torn up about the prospect that his third-party run could help reelect the president.
[The Atlantic / 2020]
Why Israel imprisons so many Palestinians
150 Palestinian prisoners are being released as part of Israel and Hamas’s recent hostage deal. But thousands more remain behind bars.
[Vox / 2023]
Future-proofing the presidency
A six-part series on how to reform the American presidency and prevent a repeat of the Trump years.
[The Boston Globc / 2021]
What Happens When College Cops Patrol Off Campus?
University police officers are armed and capable of arresting people far from their schools, but they don’t necessarily answer to municipal governments.
[Boston Globe / 2020]
The Illusion of Criminal Justice Reform
Why have bipartisan reform bills barely reduced the incarcerated population?
[Boston Globe / 2021]
D.C.’s Street Plan is a Monument to Democracy
Black Lives Matter protesters are using the city’s street grid to their advantage.
[DCist / 2020]
The Military Presence at D.C. Protests was Disturbingly Familiar
Being in the streets of Washington reminded me of the occupation I endured as a Palestinian.
[Boston Globe / 2020]
The Unfulfilled Promise of Fair Housing
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of an integrated America was about creating a more equal society, but to many white homeowners, it was a threat.
[The Atlantic / 2019]
Saudi Arabia Isn’t Just Raising Taxes
For autocratic regimes, increasing taxes could put their survival at risk.
[The Atlantic / 2020]
The Pandemic Makes the Case for Big Government
Congress’s push to temporarily expand the social safety net may have the country asking one question: Why only now?
[The Atlantic / 2020]
The LGBTQ Health Clinic That Faced a Dark Truth About the AIDS Crisis
America has rarely treated all people with HIV equally.
[The Atlantic / 2019]
Let Prisoners Vote
Laws to disenfranchise prisoners were designed to reduce the political power of Black voters.
[Boston Globe / 2020]
Make Public Transit Free
American cities have failed to provide reliable and accessible transit to all their residents—a failure that only reinforced and worsened segregation and made poverty all the more oppressive.
[Boston Globe / 2020]