Kamil Ahsan is a doctoral student in developmental biology and a dual-degree student in history of science at the University of Chicago, as well as a freelance journalist. His work has appeared in the American Prospect, Dissent, Jacobin, Salon, the Rumpus and AlterNet.
Dispatch
Linda Sarsour: “I Want American Muslims To Be Unapologetic About Who We Are”
The Women's March organizer on growing Islamophobia and the state of the resistance
Feature
The Bankruptcy of India’s Economic and Political “Miracle”
India is neither the vibrant global South democracy nor the poster child for globalization's benefits that global political elites have insisted it is for over a decade.
Feature
How the Government Fast-Tracked Shell’s Arctic Drilling
After Royal Dutch Shell's mishaps in the Arctic in 2012, the Obama administration indicated a major rethink of the approval process was in order—but instead, Shell got another rubber stamp.
Feature
What Liberal Supreme Court? SCOTUS Rules Against Power Plant Regulations for Dangerous Toxins
In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that power companies can pump large levels of mercury and other toxins into the air.
Labor
Virtual Labor Organizing: “There’s an App For That”