Zeeshan Aleem
MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.
Latest from Zeeshan Aleem
The real drama behind the proposed Musk vs. Zuckerberg cage match
It's not clear how serious Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are about fighting in a cage match, but the tensions are real.
Democrats are finally looking to fix the Supreme Court’s ethics problem
Revelations from ProPublica about Justice Samuel Alito's vacation with a billionaire GOP donor appears to be the last straw for Dick Durbin and the Democrats.
Peter Hotez’s disinterest in debating RFK Jr. on vaccines makes perfect sense
It makes perfect sense that vaccine expert Peter Hotez would turn down a debate with anti-vaxxer and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Dems should embrace economic populism. The question is how.
A report from Jacobin and the Center for Working-Class Politics argues that Democrats can win working class voters through economic populism. But it's tricky.
Biden's reluctance to slam Trump over his indictment makes sense
President Joe Biden has told Democrats to not criticize former President Donald Trump over his federal indictment. That's a wise strategic decision.
GOP 2024 hopefuls are changing their tune on Trump’s indictments
As the 2024 race ramps up, some Republican presidential candidates are finally making the pivot and speaking against Trump for his criminal charges.
The pro-Trump protests at Trump's Miami arraignment were minuscule
At Trump's arraignment on Tuesday in Miami, protestors supporting him showed up in shockingly low numbers. It's a revealing data point.
Republican 2024 hopefuls hand Trump the nomination
Trump's Republican presidential rivals like Ron DeSantis are refusing to use the indictments against him. It speaks to a sad state of affairs in the GOP.
Fox News is full-on denying the wildfire crisis
Climate denier Steve Milloy barraged Fox News viewers with misinformation
Indictments will not save us from the Trump threat
Donald Trump has been indicted — again. But no indictment or conviction can definitively rule out the possibility of him becoming president again.
Canada’s wildfire crisis could be a preview of the future
Canada wildfires and smoke have caused New York City's hazardous air quality. But climate scientists say the problem is likely to get worse.
