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Laila Lalami
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Laila Lalami is the author of four novels, including The Moor’s Account, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and The Other Americans, a National Book Award finalist. Her most recent book, Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America, is a work of nonfiction. She is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.
We shouldn’t let Trump’s war on immigrants deplete our capacity for compassion.
Trump’s actions show how little the political class has learned about war.
Zealous coverage of political point scoring doesn’t help anyone outside Washington.
From the streets to our smartphones, surveillance has taken on frightening proportions.
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Even in California, it’s too easy to turn a gun purchased legally into an assault weapon.
What does citizenship mean if only white people belong in Donald Trump’s America?
May 20, 2019
His speculative new novel, The Wall , imagines a dystopian future but offers us a warning about our present.
Why a spate of restrictive new bills will hurt poor and minority women the most.
Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.
How do we deal with the Nazis living among us?
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