Stories by Raj Jayadev

Did a Court Just Deal a Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police?

Posted on Jan 8, 2010, Source: New America Media

The ruling may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before.

What if Henry Louis Gates Were Not an Acclaimed Professor?

Posted on Jul 29, 2009, Source: New America Media

Tomorrow's White House happy hour is an uncommon ending to a common occurrence â€“- a man of color citing racial profiling after an arrest.

Homeland Security Show Misses the Real Drama

Posted on Jan 9, 2009, Source: New America Media

The real American drama is the inspiring epic of immigrants struggling to survive in a nation that both needs and rejects them.

Fires of Frustration

Posted on Nov 14, 2005, Source: Silicon Valley De-Bug

The same combustible conditions that ignited France -- police brutality, racism, alienation -- exist in our own back yards.

California Students Protest Cuts in Education

Posted on Jun 3, 2005, Source: Silicon Valley DeBug

California students move to the forefront of street-level organizing against the governorâ€™s proposed cuts in education and public services.

Imagining a Real Youth Movement

Posted on Nov 9, 2004, Source: Pacific News Service

"Voting is about choosing what's in front of you, while a movement is about creating choices. The gulf is about imagination. As Desmond Tutu said, it's not just about having a seat at the table, it's about setting the menu. If young people really did set the menu, I doubt they would be serving up the Democratic Party or John Kerry."

Cab Drivers in the Crosshairs

Posted on Oct 28, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service

Sikh cab drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area fear the night shift, since three Sikh cabbies were shot in the last two months.

Silent Generation - As War Looms, Where Are the Youth?

Posted on Jan 24, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service

Read what the media is saying about you: "Neither conservative nor apathetic, today's youth are simply pragmatic, with no experience of collective struggle. Consequently, they look out for No. 1." What do you think?

The Snake-oil Salesmen of Silicon Valley

Posted on Jul 3, 2002, Source: Pacific News Service

In post-boom Silicon Valley Asians and Indians are trying their hands at the hallowed American tradition of get-rich-quick pyramid schemes.

DOD Plan Would Restrict Immigrants in Computer Industry

Posted on Mar 29, 2002, Source: Pacific News Service

In post 9-11 America, yesterday's model immigrants -- like the South Asians who largely built California's computer industry -- are today's security threat.