Stories by Onnesha Roychoudhuri
Onnesha Roychoudhuri is a journalist and fiction writer. A 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has appeared in many publications, including the Nation, The American Prospect, Salon, Mother Jones, The Rumpus, Our Stories, and Wag's Review.
Posted on Jul 29, 2011, Source: Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute
A year-long military probe, leaked to the Washington Post, confirms that millions of Pentagon contracting dollars ended up in Taliban hands — as payola.
Posted on Dec 8, 2010, Source: Boston Review
Amazon's cheap books are easy on our wallets, but publishers have been deeply undercut by the rise of large retailers and predatory pricing schemes.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Lauri Lebo, author of Devil in Dover, gives an insider's account of a historic court battle about dogma and Darwin in small-town America.
Posted on May 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
As both obesity and hunger are on the rise, a new book shows why we shouldn't feel guilty about our food choices but angry with a corrupt food system.
Posted on Apr 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Author Charles Barber discusses Americans' unrealistic notions about happiness. We've medicalized a lot of life issues that aren't mental illnesses.
Posted on Feb 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Pollan's new book, In Defense of Food, is a scathing indictment of the food industry and a call for a return to unprocessed food.
Posted on Feb 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A new book takes a close look at the triumphs, challenges and regrets of reporters working to cover the first three years of the Iraq war.
Posted on Dec 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet
It turns out we have a lot to learn from the advertising world and even Republicans.
Posted on Nov 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Susan Faludi's new book is a scathing critique of the media's response to 9/11. In the wake of the powerlessness many Americans felt on 9/11, a myth was spun.
Posted on Oct 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Private companies have more control over our personal information than we do, as the new book, iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era, explains.
Posted on Sep 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The new novel from a veteran journalist and former Marine, captures a truth about Iraq that you won't get from reading the daily news. Here's an interview with him and an excerpt.
Posted on Aug 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Author of the new book The Culture of Calamity, Kevin Rozario explains why we are so fond of a good crisis.
Posted on Jun 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Where does the buck stop when it comes to torture?
Posted on Nov 23, 2006, Source: In These Times
The Department of Justice's response to inquiries sent by Maine, Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey about possible illegal wiretapping has been to sue.
Posted on Sep 27, 2006, Source: AlterNet
An innocent man talks about his three years as a detainee and wonders if he can ever learn to forgive his American captors.
Posted on Sep 22, 2006, Source: Truthdig
The largest covert CIA operation since the Cold War is run not only by shadowy government contractors in the darkest corners of Afghanistan, but also by unassuming Americans in places like Dedham, Mass.
Posted on Jul 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Does faith have a role in politics? AlterNet readers react to an article about right-wing Christians -- and end up questioning the legitimacy of religion itself.
Posted on Jul 19, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Michelle Goldberg says progressives need to wake up and pay attention to the enormous -- and growing -- influence of the radical Christian right.
Posted on Jun 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo detainees marks what may well be the beginning of the end to an unchecked executive power.
Posted on Jun 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet
You wouldn't know it from the media, but grassroots movements are afoot all over the country to hold the president legally accountable for his lies.
Posted on Jun 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet
While the government characterizes the suicides of three detainees as a 'PR move,' overwhelming evidence points to the true cause of their deaths -- acute despair.
Posted on May 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The Enron verdict is a heartening chapter, but it provides the beginning, rather than an end, of reckoning with a culture of blame-dodging that bleeds far beyond Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling.
Posted on May 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
An Oregon attorney may have proof of Bush's domestic spying operation -- which means the illegal program's days may be numbered.
Posted on May 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Joe Klein explains why politicians think you're stupid, how the presidency lost character and how we can bring it back.
Posted on Apr 28, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Robert Scheer has reported on every administration since Richard Nixon. But as he says in this interview, he never expected the lies and cynicism of Bush II.
Posted on Apr 14, 2006, Source: AlterNet
From art to politics, writer Robert Atkins discusses new threats to freedom of expression.
Posted on Apr 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet
U.S. criticism of Hugo Chavez's politics only serves to highlight the weakness of our democracy at home.
Posted on Mar 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet
From discussion to action -- Michael Ratner and his fellow lawyers have drafted a call to impeach President Bush.
Posted on Feb 17, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The Center for Constitutional Rights details its legal plan to put a stop to the violation of our Constitutional rights.
Posted on Feb 17, 2006, Source: AlterNet
One of Washington's most well-known -- and industry-funded -- lobbyists takes on labor unions.
Posted on Feb 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The mindset that led Enron to defraud millions of people is the same that created the Bush administration's legal quagmires.
Posted on Jan 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Two of Enron's ringleaders -- CEO Jeff Skilling and Chairman Ken Lay -- finally have their day in court next week, but will justice actually be served?
Posted on Jan 24, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The Justice Department's most recent defense of Bush's illegal wiretap program makes clear that there is no room in the president's plans for Congress.
Posted on Jan 17, 2006, Source: AlterNet
AlterNet readers debate the current state of the economy and its implications for younger generations.
Posted on Jan 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet
A new documentary explores the role of the modern-day 'mercenaries' waging the war in Iraq for private companies like Blackwater.
Posted on Jan 4, 2006, Source: AlterNet
As the Bush administration downplays its illegal wiretapping, the New York Times' chiefs keep quiet about their role in the scandal.
Posted on Dec 9, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The abduction and threatened execution of four peace workers in Iraq is an extreme example of the war's human impact.
Posted on Nov 30, 2005, Source: AlterNet
It looks like our hired guns may be up to no good, indiscriminately shooting Iraqi civilians. But will the U.S. government do anything in response? All signs point to 'no.'
Posted on May 18, 2005, Source: MotherJones.com
Jeffrey Sachs explains his plan to end the worst of human deprivation and misery and why it will work.
