Authors / A. Gopalan
A. Gopalan is the news editor of Jewish Currents.
Analysis
After the Encampments
For the student movement, translating chaos into real leverage will require a “long-haul protest” that sustains the crisis semester after semester.
A. Gopalan September 26, 2024
Analysis
What the UAW Ceded in Endorsing Biden
Union leaders have not only betrayed their ceasefire call, but also backtracked on their fight to redefine the labor movement as a truly political force.
A. Gopalan February 2, 2024
Report
The Hindu Nationalists Using the Pro-Israel Playbook
Inspired by Jewish groups that cast criticism of Israel as antisemitism, Hindu American organizations are advancing a concept of “Hinduphobia” that puts India beyond reproach.
A. Gopalan June 28, 2023
Report
The US Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Modi
In pursuing a strategic alliance with India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister, Biden has betrayed his promises to uphold human rights.
A. Gopalan June 22, 2023
Report
The Legal Offensive on the Right to Strike
With a new Supreme Court case, employers are seeking to curb labor’s growing assertiveness on the shop floor.
A. Gopalan October 20, 2022
Dispatch
Starbucks Workers Fight Back
Boston-area baristas can’t count on officials to enforce labor law—so they’re doing it themselves.
A. Gopalan August 11, 2022
Explainer
A Leftist’s Guide to Inflation
How price spikes, and the backlash against them, threaten any kind of progressive agenda.
A. Gopalan July 21, 2022
