Authors

Mahmoud Shaaban Mahmoud Shaaban

Mahmoud Shaaban is an Egyptian political researcher and journalist specializing in Iranian affairs.

Jun 18, 2025

Tariq Habash Tariq Habash

Tariq Habash is co-founder of A New Policy. He served as a policy adviser in the US Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, where he led th…

Jun 18, 2025

Tara Kangarlou Tara Kangarlou

Tara Kangarlou is an Iranian-American global affairs journalist who has produced, written and reported for NBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera America. She is an Adjunct Professor at Georgeto…

Jun 17, 2025

Rani Chor Rani Chor

Jun 16, 2025

Zoya Alam Zoya Alam

Zoya Alam is a 2025 Puffin student writing fellow focusing on politics and young people for The Nation. She is a student and journalist at the University of California, Los Angeles…

Jun 16, 2025

Sid Holt Sid Holt

Sid Holt is a former editor of Rolling Stone. He is currently the executive director of the American Society of Magazine Editors.

Jun 16, 2025

Miles MacClure Miles MacClure

Jun 12, 2025

Alexandra Villarreal Alexandra Villarreal

Jun 12, 2025

Steven Yoder Steven Yoder

Steven Yoder is an independent journalist who covers education, criminal justice, and more. His work has appeared in The American Prospect, Salon, The Hechinger Report, and elsewhe…

Jun 12, 2025

Ava Menkes Ava Menkes

Ava Menkes is 2025 Puffin student writing fellow focusing on foreign policy & immigration for The Nation. She is from Asheville, North Carolina, and is studying political scien…

Jun 12, 2025

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