Zaid Jilani

Zaid Jilani is Greater Good’s Bridging Differences Writing Fellow. A journalist originally from Atlanta, he has worked as a reporter for The Intercept and 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.

What’s Driving Political Violence in America?

By Jeremy Adam Smith, Zaid Jilani | July 18, 2024

New research explores why political violence is rising—and what we can do to stop it.

Twelve Movies That Can Help Us See the Best in Humanity

By Leila Rosenberg, Michelle Beadle Holder, Margaret Golden, Jill Suttie, Joanne Chen, Aurelia Santos, Zaid Jilani, Jeremy Adam Smith | March 6, 2024

It’s time again for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.

How to Communicate When Everyone Is Wearing a Mask

By Jeremy Adam Smith, Zaid Jilani | October 7, 2021

People are paying a communications penalty for covering their faces against COVID-19. But the science suggests we can still get a lot across.

How Colleges Are Bridging Divides During COVID-19

By Zaid Jilani | September 28, 2021

Students are divided over pandemic public-health measures. Here’s how educators are trying to bring them together.

Ten More Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity

By Andrea Collier, Shanna B. Tiayon, Jill Suttie, Zaid Jilani, Jeremy Adam Smith | March 31, 2021

It’s time for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from one of the most difficult years in living memory.

Why Are Asian Americans Being Attacked and What Can You Do About It?

By Zaid Jilani | March 18, 2021

Here are science-backed ways we can reduce hatred and division.