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Abdallah Fayyad

Abdallah Fayyad

Policy correspondent

Abdallah Fayyad is a correspondent at Vox, where he covers a range of issues related to race and class, including housing, criminal justice, and democracy. He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he served on the editorial board, and The Atlantic. In 2020, he reported on the George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., for DCist, WAMU, and the Globe.

He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other networks to discuss his work and the news, and 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.

You can follow him on Twitter @abdallah_fayyad.

Latest articles by Abdallah Fayyad

The death of the summer job is a good thing
The Highlight

Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.

By Abdallah Fayyad
LBJ and Truman knew when to quit. Will Biden?LBJ and Truman knew when to quit. Will Biden?
Politics

Some lessons from the two presidents who walked away.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Why do Americans always think crime is going up?
Policy

Crime is actually falling. Here are three theories on why that doesn't seem to reassure voters.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Cities know how to improve traffic. They keep making the same colossal mistake.Cities know how to improve traffic. They keep making the same colossal mistake.
Policy

The US shouldn’t give up on congestion pricing.

By Abdallah Fayyad
It’s not Islamophobia, it’s anti-Palestinian racismIt’s not Islamophobia, it’s anti-Palestinian racism
Policy

Anti-Palestinian racism is a distinct form of bigotry that's too often ignored.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Trump’s New York conviction is not enoughTrump’s New York conviction is not enough
Politics

If the federal government wants to uphold democracy and the rule of law, it can't leave convicting Trump to the states.

By Abdallah Fayyad
America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home
Criminal Justice

Why are more and more older people spending their dying years behind bars?

By Abdallah Fayyad
The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the policeThe lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Education

Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Lawmakers are overreacting to crimeLawmakers are overreacting to crime
Policy

Crime rates are falling. Why are lawmakers passing tough-on-crime bills?

By Abdallah Fayyad
Trump’s jury doesn’t have to like him to be fair to himTrump’s jury doesn’t have to like him to be fair to him
Donald Trump

Trump insists that his jurors can’t be impartial. Don’t believe him.

By Abdallah Fayyad