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Abdallah Fayyad

Abdallah Fayyad

Former Policy correspondent

    Latest articles by Abdallah Fayyad

    Policy
    There’s a better way to help underpaid workers than “no tax on tips”There’s a better way to help underpaid workers than “no tax on tips”
    Policy

    Tipped workers need a raise, not a tax cut.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Policy
    Why “no tax on tips” is a bad ideaWhy “no tax on tips” is a bad idea
    Policy

    The policy looks less like a pro-worker tax credit and more like a big business tax cut.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Donald Trump
    There’s still a major check on Trump’s powerThere’s still a major check on Trump’s power
    Donald Trump

    An analysis of the last four months shows public opinion still has sway.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Donald Trump
    How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?
    Donald Trump

    Presidents can’t keep gifts that are worth more than $480 unless they buy them. This plane costs about $400 million.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Social Programs
    Trump is hoping to quietly gut the social safety netTrump is hoping to quietly gut the social safety net
    Social Programs

    The president is keeping his hands off Social Security and Medicare — at least for now.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Politics
    The most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 daysThe most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 days
    Politics

    The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.

    By Sean Collins, Andrew Prokop and 4 more
    How Donald Trump is remaking America
    There’s no “right way” to immigrate anymoreThere’s no “right way” to immigrate anymore
    How Donald Trump is remaking America

    Trump is punishing immigrants for following the rules.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Policy
    Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?
    Policy

    Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Policy
    What should a prison look like?What should a prison look like?
    Policy

    How we design prisons and where we choose to build them says a lot about what we think of the people on the inside.

    By Abdallah Fayyad
    Policy
    The assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful historyThe assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful history
    Policy

    Detentions of pro-Palestinian students are part of a broader assault on the First Amendment.

    By Abdallah Fayyad