Daniel Denvir




I’m the host of The Dig podcast (Jacobin) and the author of All-American Nativism (Verso Books)

I’m a former staff writer at Salon and the Philadelphia City Paper, former writer in residence at The Appeal, and former contributing writer at the Atlantic’s CityLab.

My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Vox, Jacobin, The Guardian's Comment Is Free, Al Jazeera America, VICE, and The New Republic.

Feel free to get in touch on Twitter or Email.


PRESS

The Nation: “Is The Dig the Most Important Podcast on the Left?” 

The Providence Journal: “Dan Denvir fights RI landlords, deplorable conditions, and lead paint”

Convergence Mag: “The State of Left Ideological Infrastructure, with Johanna Bozuwa, Corinne Blalock, and Daniel Denvir“

Daniel Denvir




I’m the author of All-American Nativism (forthcoming from Verso), Visiting Fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute, a writer in residence at The Appeal, and the host of The Dig podcast on Jacobin Radio.

I’m a former staff writer at Salon and the Philadelphia City Paper, and former contributing writer at the Atlantic’s CityLab.

My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Vox, Jacobin, The Guardian’s Comment Is Free, Al Jazeera America, VICE, and The New Republic.

Feel free to get in touch on Twitter or Email.

Featured Articles




The Guardian, April 2020

IN TRUE NATIVIST FASHION, TRUMP IS BLAMING IMMIGRANTS FOR US PROBLEMS 


A global pandemic has delivered a nativist, if temporary and ad hoc, fever dream. It could get much worse

Donald Trump has inevitably made coronavirus about immigration. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens,” Trump tweeted, “I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!” Nativism renders this “invisible enemy” visible in the form of human beings who can be painted as a threat and blamed for our problems.



The Appeal, May 2018

RHODE ISLAND CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM FACES AN UNUSUAL FOE: A DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GENERAL


Law enforcement’s power to seize property suspected of being used in criminal activity regardless of whether the owner has been convicted of a crime has generated mounting public scrutiny of the practice, known as civil asset forfeiture.

Both Nebraska and New Mexico have abolished civil asset forfeiture in recent years, and the Department of Justice under the Obama administration imposed limits on a federal program that facilitated local seizures, which have since been rolled back by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.



The New York Times, February 2019

THE CASE AGAINST ‘BORDER SECURITY’ 


Voters want more open borders, not a ‘smart wall.’ Democrats should listen.

The last government shutdown ended because Democrats stood firm against President Trump’s border wall. But funding will soon run out again, talks between Democrats and Republicans are in crisis, and Mr. Trump remains committed: “The Wall will get built one way or the other!” he tweeted on Saturday.

The Senate’s minority leader, Chuck Schumer, has made it clear that Mr. Trump won’t get his way: “Democrats are against the wall.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has admirably enforced party discipline, has called the wall “immoral.”


Published Works



Jacobin, February 2020
New York Times, February 2019
International Viewpoint, July 2018