Waleed Shahid is Philadelphia-based writer and the political director of Pennsylvania Working Families Party. He is a movement-building trainer with Momentum and tweets at @waleed2go.
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Will Bernie Sanders’ Momentum Increase Support Among Voters of Color?
Sanders definitely has a problem with black voters. But the more they get to know him, the more supportive they become.
Waleed Shahid
Viewpoint
Why We Can’t Bridge the Gulf Between Donald Trump Supporters and the Rest of Us
When one side believes poor people, immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ people and others deserve rights and the other doesn't, how can we possibly bridge the gap?
Waleed Shahid
Feature
Meet the 24-Year-Old “RINO Hunter” On a Mission To Purge the GOP of Moderates
Zachary Werrell helped take down former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Speaker John Boehner. Now he's taking on the entire Republican establishment.
Waleed Shahid
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Lessons in Nonviolent Palestinian Resistance From the First Intifada: An Interview with Mubarak Awad
Mubarak Awad was one of the main organizers of the nonviolent resistance during the First Intifada and continues to practice strategic forms of nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation.
Waleed Shahid
Dispatch
Ice I.C.E., Baby
Philly's landmark law to limit deportations.
Waleed Shahid
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