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Arun Gupta

is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and has written for the Washington Post, the Nation, The Daily Beast, The Raw Story, The Guardian, and other publications. He is the author of the upcoming Bacon as a Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Junk-Food-Loving Chef鈥檚 Inquiry into Taste聽(The New Press).

Articles By This Author

Opinion | Democracy

Can U.S. Voters End the Gaza Genocide?

Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.

Arun Gupta | Sep 16, 2024

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Students for Gaza Are Undeterred

Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza.

Arun Gupta | May 16, 2024

Democracy

Claims of Mass Rape by Hamas Unravel Upon Investigation

This investigative report uncovers questionable sourcing and a striking lack of physical or eyewitness evidence in two early reports that have been widely cited to bolster claims that Hamas committed mass sexual violence in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

Arun Gupta | Mar 5, 2024

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So, You Think You鈥檙e a Good Ally?

Racial profiling is dehumanizing. Here鈥檚 what to do if you witness a person of color being targeted.

Arun Gupta | Jun 12, 2023

King Charles III sits during his coronation ceremony.

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The Blood Behind Britain鈥檚 Bling

For South Asians, King Charles III鈥檚 coronation obscures a horror-filled history of mass atrocities, famines, and subjugation.

Arun Gupta | May 9, 2023

Opinion | Economy

10 Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Legacy Remains Strong

In popularizing the terms 99% and 1%, Occupy renewed a sense of class consciousness. It also flipped the national conversation from Tea Party-led austerity to income and wealth inequality.

Arun Gupta | Oct 20, 2021

Democracy

15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump鈥檚 Assault on Immigrant Families

Whether from your phone or on the front lines of the border crisis, here are things you can do to help.

Arun Gupta | Jun 22, 2018

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The West Coast Will Determine the Fate of the Fossil Fuel Industry

All along the Pacific Coast, environmentalists are gearing up for an epic fight.

Arun Gupta | Mar 24, 2017

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Thanks, Trump! We Now Have Two Opportunities for Bold Progressive Reform

There鈥檚 an argument to be made that progressives are lucky Bernie Sanders didn鈥檛 win the nomination.

Arun Gupta | Dec 17, 2016

Democracy

No 鈥淰ictories,鈥� No 鈥淒efeats鈥�: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change

Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.

Arun Gupta | Dec 9, 2016

Democracy

How Cities Can Protect People Threatened By Trumpism

Cities can offer shelter and protection to their vulnerable citizens and become a place progressives can exert real power.

Arun Gupta | Nov 11, 2016

Democracy

What Progressives Will Need to Do to Push President Clinton to the Left

Now is the time to envision truly progressive Clinton Administration policies on health care, immigration, student debt, and climate change. And movement leaders are gearing up.

Arun Gupta | Oct 21, 2016

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The Real Reason the RNC Was So Angry

From Obama to Black Lives Matter, everyone is talking about structural racism鈥攕omething Trump鈥檚 supporters don鈥檛 want to own.

Arun Gupta | Jul 22, 2016

Democracy

The Working-Class Wounds Hidden Behind Trump Voters鈥� Racism

If we listen carefully to Trump鈥檚 supporters, we can hear their desire for progressive policies.

Arun Gupta | Jun 30, 2016

Democracy

1 in 11 U.S. Gun Deaths Is at the Hands of Police. How Do We Stop the Killing?

The documentary film 鈥淧eace Officer鈥� explains the connection between the war on drugs and the militarization of police, and what it will take to reduce police violence in America.

Arun Gupta | Apr 4, 2016

Issues

The West Coast Is the World鈥檚 5th Largest Economy. Can It Unite to Stop Big Oil?

From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.

Arun Gupta | Mar 3, 2016

Economy

The Hidden, Very Good Reason for the $10 Oil Tax

Doomed as it may be, an oil tax is a step toward redefining energy as a public good鈥攆or which everyone pays the cost of overuse and abuse.

Arun Gupta | Feb 18, 2016

Environment

Portland Blocked Fossil Fuels, What Now?

Turning the city's resolution into policies that protect health and safety is one fight that lies ahead. Another is forging a wall of resistance from San Diego to Vancouver, B.C.

Arun Gupta | Nov 23, 2015

Issues

Stand Up to the Food Industry: Rediscover the Pleasures of Cooking and Eating Real Food

Junk food may have captured the American palate, but a few simple ingredients and techniques can win it back.

Arun Gupta | Nov 23, 2013

12 Recipes to Create a Pacific Northwest Feast

These dishes will take hours to make and hours to eat鈥攑erfect for a weekend celebrating a fall bounty and sharing with friends.

Arun Gupta | Nov 1, 2013

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