Managing editor at Analyst News. Previously at Quartz, Al Jazeera, Money, MarketWatch, Columbia, Umich. Go Blue.https://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3m5vvcq4rp22zI think we all know what we need to do… [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vvcq4rp22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3m4ebjzhgss23🧵Zohran Mamdani went from a no-name assemblyman polling at just 1% in February to being the front-runner for NYC mayor in a matter of months. I write for @analystnews.bsky.social on what his meteoric rise *and* the intense backlash to his campaign tell us about democracy in America.29 Oct 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ebjzhgss23https://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3lw64jf2rzs2fI’ve been thinking about how, my whole adult life, the word “terrorist” has been indispensable to Western imperialism. It’s a magic term that absolves the need for proof, debate or context.12 Aug 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw64jf2rzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3lvk76fgok22aMy God. The images in this AP photo essay of starving children in Gaza are going to haunt me forever. 🔗 https://apnews.com/photo-essay/gaza-palestinians-israel-starvation-famine-children-fac87ecccdbe1bcdf0d3067b74f14411#04 Aug 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvk76fgok22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3lphpvb6yfc2lWho would have guessed that the person demonstrating the most moral courage and clarity in the midst of a Western-funded and backed genocide would be the woman who makes YouTube videos for babies and toddlers? Ms. Rachel is an incredible role model for children, yes—but most especially for adults.18 May 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphpvb6yfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3lg6w6ds5y22cLove how Biden, Harris and the Democrats delivered all…this to the country on a silver platter.20 Jan 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6w6ds5y22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ismat.bsky.social/post/3lg4i5phb5c2lThis quick restoration of TikTok is a solid indication of what the next four years will be like. Trump has no values of his own, and he will be easily manipulated by anyone who is able to successfully pander to him. Great, TikTok is back. But none of us should be feeling good.19 Jan 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:3ntn55mvbsbvyn2qf44tunfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4i5phb5c2l