Zeeshan Aleem
Former Vox Staff
Zeeshan is a contributing writer to Vox, and a former staff writer on Vox’s foreign affairs team.
His writing has been published in The Atlantic, The Nation, Esquire, The Guardian, Vice, Politico, HuffPost, Pacific Standard, Mic, The American Prospect, and other publications.
Prior to working at Vox, he was a senior politics staff writer at Mic, where he wrote about public policy and covered the 2016 election season. Before that he worked for The Huffington Post and Politico.
Latest articles by Zeeshan Aleem


New body cam footage dramatically differs from the original 2019 police report.


Republicans and some progressive Democrats opposed the January 6-inspired measure.


The new laws expand accountability, but some activists don’t think they go far enough.


Trump made Mitch McConnell his prime target, calling him a “dumb son of a bitch.”


“He’s a white cop in Minnesota so I’m going to guess probation with pay, tops.”


Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s actions fly in the face of mandatory restrictions she instituted last year.


Brexit and suspicions of favoritism are fueling a conflict that has been simmering for years despite peace accords.


The court rules that Bible study groups should be able to gather in private homes if commercial spaces are open.


Days after Biden signed his relief bill into law, Americans are receiving much-needed payments.


New polling shows a significant amount of hesitancy about getting the Covid-19 vaccine among Republicans.