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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MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s reticence around reporters is a sign that he’s rattled by the Epstein crisis

The president usually loves the media. Not so much on this issue.

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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ rebrand could be outrageously expensive

This isn’t the “efficiency” we were promised.

2d ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump doesn’t just have an Epstein problem. He has a Ghislaine Maxwell problem.

Trump faces a dilemma on how to handle Epstein’s former confidante.

5d ago
MS NOW Opinion

Democrats achieved the worst of all worlds with their shutdown strategy

The party triggered government dysfunction, failed to extract a policy win, and disappointed its own base.

5d ago
MS NOW Opinion

Marjorie Taylor Greene 2028? It sure looks like she’s trying.

The MAGA devotee is attempting an improbable rebrand.

1w ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump is blatantly using hunger as a political weapon

His grotesque food stamp politicking exposes the truth about right-wing ‘populism.’

1w ago
MS NOW Opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s win shows it’s morning in America for democratic socialists

Mamdani’s victory marks a sharp and necessary break from establishment Democrats — hopefully more is to come.

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MS NOW Opinion

Dick Cheney’s unforgivable legacy includes helping give rise to Trump

In addition to his brutal acts in the name of national security, the former vice president helped advance the imperial presidency Trump benefits from today.

2w ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why Trump is threatening to go ‘guns-a-blazing’ into Nigeria

Trump is distorting what’s happening in the country in order to energize a part of his base.

2w ago
MS NOW Opinion

What Karine Jean-Pierre’s disastrous book tour exposes about Biden loyalism

The former White House press secretary’s new book exposes a problem in the Democratic Party — just not the one she thought it did.