Abdallah Fayyad
@abdallahfayyad.bsky.social
Writer, Boston Globe
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Law enforcement isn’t the only tool for reducing crime — or making people feel safe, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. By focusing on streetscapes, city governments can do a lot to close the gap between crime statistics and the public’s overall perception of crime.
How to make streets feel safer without adding police - The Boston Globe
Urban planning and good city management can change your state of mind.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Law enforcement isn’t the only tool for reducing crime — or making people feel safe, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. By focusing on streetscapes, city governments can do a lot to close the gap between crime statistics and the public’s overall perception of crime.
Wrote about Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying—something Democrats can learn from, even if they live in places that aren’t as progressive as NYC: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/o...
Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying - The Boston Globe
Voters are tired of hearing politicians talk about what they can’t do. The newly elected mayor of New York has offered something different.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wrote about Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying—something Democrats can learn from, even if they live in places that aren’t as progressive as NYC: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/o...
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Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.
Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying - The Boston Globe
Voters are tired of hearing politicians talk about what they can’t do. The newly elected mayor of New York has offered something different.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.
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Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:
LIVE SOON: “Say More” live with Shirley Leung and Abdallah Fayyad
Starting Nov 5 at 12:00 PM EST
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:
Spoke with Brandon M. Terry about his new book, "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope," which points out the flaws in how we memorialize the civil rights movement and offers a new interpretation of that period: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/o...
What if we are misremembering the civil rights movement? - The Boston Globe
Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they lost, and why we should still have hope.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Spoke with Brandon M. Terry about his new book, "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope," which points out the flaws in how we memorialize the civil rights movement and offers a new interpretation of that period: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/o...
I’m back at the Boston Globe, writing for the Ideas section. My first piece is about how we can still lose our freedom even if legal protections like the First Amendment remain intact: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’m back at the Boston Globe, writing for the Ideas section. My first piece is about how we can still lose our freedom even if legal protections like the First Amendment remain intact: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...
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So why is it that no level of corruption in the Trump administration — no matter how brazen or how high up it goes, from Tom Homan, the White House border czar, to other members of Trump’s Cabinet — seems to ever stick?
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Why voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruption
Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?
www.vox.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So why is it that no level of corruption in the Trump administration — no matter how brazen or how high up it goes, from Tom Homan, the White House border czar, to other members of Trump’s Cabinet — seems to ever stick?
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The independent UN commission's newly published report adds yet another voice to the growing consensus that Israel has committed a genocide: www.vox.com/politics/461...
The growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide
A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?
www.vox.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The independent UN commission's newly published report adds yet another voice to the growing consensus that Israel has committed a genocide: www.vox.com/politics/461...
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I appreciate Brittany Luse, Liam McBain and Neena Pathak for inviting me and Vox’s Abdallah Fayyad to @npr.org's “It’s Been A Minute” to talk about Trump’s obsession with Chicago and NYC. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...
Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...
Will Trump protect your city? : It's Been a Minute
Why is Trump sending the National Guard to cities when crime is already falling?Earlier this month, President Trump posted this: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago about to find...
www.npr.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I appreciate Brittany Luse, Liam McBain and Neena Pathak for inviting me and Vox’s Abdallah Fayyad to @npr.org's “It’s Been A Minute” to talk about Trump’s obsession with Chicago and NYC. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...
Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...
Had a good conversation with @slate.com about what Trump's aesthetics and redecorating tell us about his broader political project: slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Decorator-In-Chief
Jackie Kennedy, eat your heart out.
slate.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Had a good conversation with @slate.com about what Trump's aesthetics and redecorating tell us about his broader political project: slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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"His true desire, it seems, wasn’t to simply become the president of the United States, but to become the single most enduring representation of America itself."
www.vox.com/politics/459...
www.vox.com/politics/459...
Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America.
The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.
www.vox.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"His true desire, it seems, wasn’t to simply become the president of the United States, but to become the single most enduring representation of America itself."
www.vox.com/politics/459...
www.vox.com/politics/459...
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President Donald Trump’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.
Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America.
The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.
www.vox.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
President Donald Trump’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.
I wrote about how Trump's remodeling of the White House, his takeover of the Kennedy Center, and his whole tacky aesthetic are a window into his broader political project—and his desire to become the single most enduring symbol of America: www.vox.com/politics/459...
Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America.
The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.
www.vox.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I wrote about how Trump's remodeling of the White House, his takeover of the Kennedy Center, and his whole tacky aesthetic are a window into his broader political project—and his desire to become the single most enduring symbol of America: www.vox.com/politics/459...
I wrote about the paternalistic and racist roots of Trump’s federal takeover of DC: www.vox.com/politics/458...
Why Trump thinks DC can’t govern itself
The racist history that explains Trump’s federal takeover of DC police.
www.vox.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I wrote about the paternalistic and racist roots of Trump’s federal takeover of DC: www.vox.com/politics/458...
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Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
Israel could have chosen to prevent a famine at any point. Instead, it has repeatedly blocked efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians, effectively vacuum-sealing Gaza and deliberately engineering a famine. This is not some unintended consequence: www.vox.com/policy/42262...
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart
There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.
www.vox.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Israel could have chosen to prevent a famine at any point. Instead, it has repeatedly blocked efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians, effectively vacuum-sealing Gaza and deliberately engineering a famine. This is not some unintended consequence: www.vox.com/policy/42262...
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There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different. www.vox.com/policy/42262...
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart
There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.
www.vox.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different. www.vox.com/policy/42262...
I wrote about the long history of engineering famines—and what makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza unique: www.vox.com/policy/42262...
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart
There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.
www.vox.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I wrote about the long history of engineering famines—and what makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza unique: www.vox.com/policy/42262...
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Given how far Democratic voters have moved on support for Israel — a more than 60-point swing in the last decade — why has their party’s establishment been so slow to respond? www.vox.com/politics/421...
Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?
Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.
www.vox.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Given how far Democratic voters have moved on support for Israel — a more than 60-point swing in the last decade — why has their party’s establishment been so slow to respond? www.vox.com/politics/421...
Wrote about the massive disconnect between Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment on Israel, and why despite a huge swing toward support for Palestinians among voters over the last 10 years, party leaders have resisted changing their stance: www.vox.com/politics/421...
Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?
Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.
www.vox.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wrote about the massive disconnect between Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment on Israel, and why despite a huge swing toward support for Palestinians among voters over the last 10 years, party leaders have resisted changing their stance: www.vox.com/politics/421...
Wrote about how the Trump administration is (surprise!) going soft on white collar crime: www.vox.com/policy/41995...
The crimes Trump doesn’t care about
Trump’s DOJ is going soft on corporate crime
www.vox.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wrote about how the Trump administration is (surprise!) going soft on white collar crime: www.vox.com/policy/41995...
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A look at the hyperventilating, poorly informed and, yes, frankly racist attacks on Mamdani. www.vox.com/politics/418...
Zohran Mamdani’s not-so-radical agenda
Despite the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor being labeled a communist, his agenda actually promises something much more ideologically modest.
www.vox.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A look at the hyperventilating, poorly informed and, yes, frankly racist attacks on Mamdani. www.vox.com/politics/418...
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Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago.
And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...
And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
And 3 reasons that explain it.
www.vox.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago.
And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...
And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...
Wrote about the astonishing bigotry we’re seeing in the NYC mayoral race, and how it’s fueled by anti-Palestinian racism and a new era of crassness and cruelty. www.vox.com/politics/419...
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
And 3 reasons that explain it.
www.vox.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wrote about the astonishing bigotry we’re seeing in the NYC mayoral race, and how it’s fueled by anti-Palestinian racism and a new era of crassness and cruelty. www.vox.com/politics/419...
I wrote about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and why his agenda is a pragmatic approach to local governance and not as scary or radical as his critics suggest. www.vox.com/politics/418...
Zohran Mamdani’s not-so-radical agenda
Despite the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor being labeled a communist, his agenda actually promises something much more ideologically modest.
www.vox.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I wrote about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and why his agenda is a pragmatic approach to local governance and not as scary or radical as his critics suggest. www.vox.com/politics/418...