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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 is the lead author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America.

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, the BBC, 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

Health care costs could spike for millions of familiesHealth care costs could spike for millions of families
Policy

America’s fragmented safety net makes it easy for cuts to go unnoticed.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Trump tapped Musk to co-lead the “Department of Government Efficiency.” What the heck is that?Trump tapped Musk to co-lead the “Department of Government Efficiency.” What the heck is that?
Trump 2.0, explained

The new presidential commission sounds like a joke. It isn’t.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The election was a loss for Palestinians — and not just because Trump wonThe election was a loss for Palestinians — and not just because Trump won
Politics

From start to finish, Palestinians became a target, and candidates were only interested in maintaining the status quo.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The antipoverty agenda under Trump isn’t all lostThe antipoverty agenda under Trump isn’t all lost
Trump 2.0, explained

Successful minimum wage ballot measures offer small signs of hope.

By Abdallah Fayyad
This one chart foreshadows Trump’s immigration crackdownThis one chart foreshadows Trump’s immigration crackdown
Policy

Investors in private prisons think they’ve hit the jackpot with a second Trump presidency.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Tough-on-crime laws are winning at the ballot boxTough-on-crime laws are winning at the ballot box
2024 Elections

The backlash to criminal justice reform continues.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.
Policy

Pro-Palestinian voters are facing a moral dilemma.

By Abdallah Fayyad
How paperwork keeps people in povertyHow paperwork keeps people in poverty
Policy

Millions of Americans who are eligible for welfare programs still don’t receive all the benefits they are entitled to.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Fixing Social Security means raising taxes — and not just on the superrichFixing Social Security means raising taxes — and not just on the superrich
Policy

Politicians need to get realistic about what it will take to protect Social Security.

By Abdallah Fayyad
3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate
Politics

Tuesday night’s Vance-Walz matchup was more civil and substantive than the Trump-Harris one — with enough for both sides to claim victory.

By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Scott and 2 more