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Saahil Desai
Follow Saahil on Twitter @Saahil_Desai. Saahil Desai is a politics editor at the Atlantic. He was digital editor at the Washington Monthly from 2016 to 2018.
Posted inMagazine
America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting
Our first-of-its-kind list of the schools doing the most to turn students into citizens.
Posted inJuly/August 2018, Magazine
One Landlord, One Vote
How a form of private governance is quietly remaking America’s cities.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
Congress Might Finally Start Paying Its Interns
A Senate vote last week was a major step toward opening Hill internships to non-rich kids.
Posted inApril/May/June 2018, Magazine
The Untapped Potential of the Asian Voter
Asian Americans are the Democrats’ fastest-growing constituency, but the party has failed to mobilize them. That’s a major missed opportunity.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2018, Magazine
When Congress Paid Its Interns
The same institutional penny-pinching that has devastated congressional staff has all but wiped out paid internships, with pernicious consequences for Washington and for American democracy.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2017
Meet the Trumpkins
A crop of Republicans are betting that a Trump-style mix of crassness and white grievance will bring them victory in 2018.
Posted inCollege Guide, Magazine, September/October 2017
Young People Don’t Vote. Can Colleges Change That?
Student voting can tip elections. Here’s how some schools are figuring out how to get students to the polls.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Trade Policies Could Crush Mike Pence’s Hometown
In export-heavy Columbus, Indiana, anxiety is high about the administration’s trade priorities.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
How Steve Beshear Can Cripple the GOP
His response to Trump’s speech was widely pilloried, but the former Kentucky governor was the right man for the job.
