Zaid Jilani

Zaid Jilani is a journalist who hails from Atlanta, Georgia. He has previously worked as a reporter-blogger for ThinkProgress, United Republic, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Alternet.

He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs and received his master’s in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.

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Articles by Zaid Jilani on theintercept.com

Activist With ALS Spearheads Campaign to Punish Lawmakers Who Voted for Tax Law

Zaid Jilani — Apr. 19

Last year, Ady Barkan confronted Sen. Jeff Flake about the tax law. Now he's launched a national campaign to organize against the lawmakers who voted for it.

The Restaurant Industry Ran a Private Poll on the Minimum Wage. It Did Not Go Well for Them.

Lisa Graves, Zaid Jilani — Apr. 18

The restaurant industry's own internal survey found huge support for raising the minimum wage, even if it meant a higher check.

Bernie Sanders’s Latest Criticism of Israel Signals an Actual Debate Coming in 2020

Zaid Jilani — Apr. 17

Speaking at the annual J Street conference, Sen. Bernie Sanders once again condemned recent Israeli attacks on nonviolent protesters.

Cynthia Nixon Welcomes the Democratic Establishment’s Hatred in Speech to Progressives

Zaid Jilani — Apr. 13

"The Democratic establishment didn't want us to run," Nixon said in Washington, D.C., on Friday. "Well that's too bad, because here we are."

GOP Primary Challenger Invents a George Soros Connection to Attack Incumbent Republican

Zaid Jilani — Apr. 12

A North Carolina congressional candidate released an attack ad about his opponent titled, "Walter Jones: Paid for by George Soros."

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