Politics
Remember Those Conventions?
What a difference a day, a week, a month make! Let's not even talk about tomorrow!
Don't Look Back Now!
With two sensational political conventions over, the campaign has begun in earnest. Despite the call for a new politics and the rhetoric of change fromRemember the Immigration Issue?
The issue of immigration was not discussed at either political convention. Of course, it would be foolish for us to think this is an electionThe Obama Problem Of The 21st Century
The press conference of the American Muslim Democratic Caucus was instructive of some of the inherent problems in Barack Obama’s candidacy for White House. As
Reality Isn’t What it is Cracked up to be!
The first day on the (Democratic) Convention floor simply revealed what cynics amongst us have already known: that nothing you see on television, read in
Hillary Has Still Not Released Delegates
Even as Hillary Clinton takes to the Convention floor this evening, she has still not released her pledeged delegates to support Barack Obama.Several Indian American
Conventions: Spectacles of Power
Political conventions by definition are spectacles. Most of us do not attend them but they are right there, in the media, on film and deep
In Defense of Joe Biden
COMMENTARYAmidst all the hype, have we missed the "real" story? The Indian American Community is diverse. What’s wrong with that?The recent comments by Senator Joe
Lo, It's Joe!
Okay. Those of you who work at Seven Eleven or Dunkin Donuts and those who go there, now have a spokesperson on Obama’s team.It is
Wanted: Some Humor and Sarcasm
Apparently, McCain does not remember how many houses he has. Perhaps he does not walk around with his copy of the pre-nuptial he signed with
Our "Evil" and Theirs
Rick Warren, who presides over a “mega” church in California, hosted a forum for the candidates on issues of faith. Much has been made about
Parsing the Words in Party Platforms
By their very nature, the platforms of political parties are boring documents. It is as if all the budding bureaucrats, now enthusiastic campaign workers and
Obama & McCain: The Power Of Superstitions
Both candidates for the Presidency of the United States are reportedly superstitious. John McCain calls himself a superstitious sailor. He does not put his hat
Beyond The Glitz
To an outsider, or to a rational student of media and democracy, this is a land of wonders. The world is burning. The United States
As the World Burns: Let's Return to the Glitz
To an outsider, or to a rational student of media and democracy, this is a land of wonders. The world is burning. The United States
Obama: "Not only do I think I'm a desi, but I'm a desi."
At a San Fransisco Fundraiser on Aug 17, Barack Obama endeared himself to his Indian and Pakistani American contributors by playfully identifying himself as a
Don't Worry About the Stench in Victory
This is a "historic" convention. That may be true for all the reasons we know so far. A historic candidacy, an energized grass roots of
Is It Going to Rain on Biden?
The Convention Clock is ticking for the Democrats. Everyone is joining in with the best they can bring. One evangelical (Stuart Shepard of CitizenLink) is
Twilight Of Empire
The coming decade will mark the inflexion point and how the U.S. navigates the transition ought to be its central focus
Science Of Multiculturalism
The world's largest ever gene mapping exercise has found that the "genetic landscape of the Indian population captures the genetic diversity of the world."The Indian
Sen Ted Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama
I believe there is one candidate who has extraordinary gifts of leadership and character, matched to the extraordinary demands of this moment in history.
Toni Morrison's Endorsement of Obama
Wisdom is a gift; you can't train for it, inherit it, learn it in a class, or earn it in the workplace.
Obama for President
There is something magical and transcendental in this moment about Sen. Barack Obama both for the country and the Indian American community.
Long Playing Tragedy
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination marks another sad and volatile chapter in South Asia that is likely to be misunderstood here and elsewhere.
The Indian American Bundlers
Hillary Clinton has bagged almost half the Indian American bundlers this primary season.
M.I.A. America
A new recording artist who finds success can expect many perks, including financial rewards. But perhaps the most exciting side benefit is the explosion of
Who's Chicken, Mr. Sen?
A candid and hard-hitting open letter from a senior journalist to India's current Ambassador in Washington D.C. exposes the hypocrisy of our desi babudom.
Indian Independence And The African American Struggle
Indian expatriates in America shared a common cause with African American leaders before Independence.
Lessons From Indira Gandhi for Hillary Clinton
The more we see Hillary Clinton, watch her unfold herself and unfurl her strategy, the more we are forced to think of our own Hillary -- Indira Gandhi.
The New Janitor
Almost everyone in this country is coming to the uncomfortable recognition that the war with Iraq is as good as lost or at best it is on the verge of a major failure.
Judgement Day!
If only for a brief, but bright, spell, Americans are fed up with hypocritical Right Wing blowhards. The Lord at last has issued his thundering
Sonia Gandhi and the Hypocrisy of the Saffron NRIs
It is a disgrace on the BJP that its leaders revile the Constitution openly and use every racist and cruelly cultural nationalist argument against Sonia
What A Shame
Why Sonia Gandhi ascendancy makes liberal-minded patriotic Indians hang their heads in acute embarrassment.
Does It Really Matteram?
Seldom in a nation's history does a single event simultaneously expose the shallow and cynical vote-seeking machinations of the ruling party as well as its
Shashi Tharoor: The Next UN Secretary General?
Many years ago when Shashi Tharoor was asked about his passion for writing, he quoted George Bernard Shaw: "I write for the same reason that
