Zeeshan Aleem

Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. 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.


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Zeeshan Aleem

6d ago
Opinion

New report on DOGE shows the extent of Musk’s deception

A new report illuminates how the now-shuttered Department of Government Efficiency was false advertising.

6d ago
Opinion

What a Gen Z focus group says about the GOP’s chances of stopping its slide into extremism

A focus group of Gen Z conservatives reveals a startling normalization of white supremacist views.

7d ago
Opinion

Why Trump’s mass recall of ambassadors is even worse than it sounds

Trump is breaking precedent with his targeting of career diplomats.

1w ago
Opinion

This new policy push could be exactly what the Democrats need for 2028

It’s both moral and political common sense.

2w ago
Opinion

What Ken Martin is really saying when he claims the 2024 autopsy would be a ‘distraction’

A party afraid to take accountability for its own errors cannot evolve.

2w ago
Opinion

Trump is done being coy about what he really wants out of Venezuela

Trump says the quiet part out loud about what he wants out of Venezuela.

2w ago
Opinion

Trump’s new rhetoric around fentanyl defies common sense

The president’s designation of the drug as a WMD is dangerous nonsense — and it could also backfire.

3w ago
Opinion

If you want to see how Trump has poisoned our country, go to a citizenship ceremony

Trump has transformed the meaning of what it means to become a citizen.

3w ago
Opinion

Sydney Sweeney still doesn’t get it

The movie star breaks her silence on the controversial American Eagle ad about “great jeans” — yet manages to say nothing.

3w ago
Opinion

A new poll shows where Trump has a surprising vulnerability with his own voters

Almost 1 in 5 Trump voters think he’s entirely responsible for today’s economy.