Yasmin Nair

Chicago

Editor at Large at Current Affairs

Journalist, Writer and Photographer at Freelance

Activist at Freelance

Co-founder, Against Equality, Editor at Large, Current Affairs, Gender JUST. Stalks your cats.

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Articles

People Are Fighting for Strangers

2 weeks ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

As I write this, late in the evening of June 7, Donald Trump has just ordered 2,000 National Guard members to be deployed in Los Angeles County “after federal immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day,” per the New York Times. People in California are resisting ICE attempts to unlawfully arrest immigrants.
"There Is a Crack"

3 weeks ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

Here are links to my latest work, Daily Posts from the archives (June 2-6) in case you missed them, and articles, old and new, from around the internet. My aim is not to give you up to the minute news, but a historical understanding of our current times—too many people see everything going on as uniquely special to the current moment. You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook (I am not accepting new friends on the last platform, but you can use the “follow” option).
On AOC's Endorsement of Mamdani, and Hope

3 weeks ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

If you like this, please support my work. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has finally endorsed Zohran Mamdani. This says little about AOC’s worth, value, and integrity as a politician but everything about shifting public tides, which is all she responds to. We can be optimistic about the latter. Cuomo, the former governor of the entire state of New York had to step down from his office in 2021, as a proven serial harasser of women and for being responsible for Covid deaths.
"Hypocrisy" - Yasmin Nair

4 weeks ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

Here are links to my latest work, Daily Posts from the archives (May 26-30) in case you missed them, and articles, old and new, from around the internet. My aim is not to give you up to the minute news, but a historical understanding of our current times—too many people see everything going on as uniquely special to the current moment. You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook (I am not accepting new friends on the last platform, but you can use the “follow” option).
On Bernie Sanders and the Left’s Fantasy about Class

4 weeks ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

If you like this, please support my work. Bernie Sanders recently appeared on the Flagrant podcast, featuring Andrew Schulz and his Indian American sidekick Akaash Singh, along with AlexxMedia and Mark Gagnon (the Black guy and the white guy, respectively: diversity is key here). The show is billed as a “comedy podcast,” which, these days, are just about bros hanging out together and trying very hard to be funny while they scratch their balls and snort their thoughts.
"Pure Ballet" - Yasmin Nair

1 month ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

Here are links to my latest work, Daily Posts from the archives (May 19-23) in case you missed them, and articles, old and new, from around the internet. My aim is not to give you up to the minute news, but a historical understanding of our current times—too many people see everything going on as uniquely special to the current moment. You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook (I am not accepting new friends on the last platform, but you can use the “follow” option).
Juliette Binoche and Orientalism at Cannes

1 month ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

At this year’s Cannes Film Festival opening, Juliette Binoche, president of the jury, made a grand appearance to commemorate the murder of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona in an Israeli air strike. Only hours earlier, she had been asked by Al-Jazeera about her decision to not sign an open letter denouncing the film industry’s silence around Hassona’s death. She responded first with silence, then coyly said that all would be revealed later.
Why Are We Obsessed with Private Prisons?

1 month ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

If you like this, please support my work. In 2015, I wrote “Are Private Prisons Really the Problem?” Ten years later, I find myself forced to repost it, often, because the conversation on the matter appears has not changed one bit. When I wrote my short essay, the discourse on the privatisation of prisons by entities like the Geo corporation had only just begun, and prison abolitionists like Angela Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, and Mariame Kaba were finally being heard.
“Turning Evil into Hard Currency”

1 month ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

Here are links to Daily Posts from the archives (May 12-16) in case you missed them, and articles, old and new, from around the internet. My aim is not to give you up to the minute news, but a historical understanding of our current times—too many people see everything going on as uniquely special to the current moment. You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook (I am not accepting new friends on the last platform, but you can use the “follow” option).
"The Ocean Will Have Us All"

1 month ago | yasminnair.com | Yasmin Nair

Here are links to my latest work, Daily Posts from the archives (May 5-8) in case you missed them, and articles, old and new, from around the internet. My aim is not to provide you with up to the minute news, but with a historical understanding of our current times—too many people see everything going on as uniquely special to the current moment.