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. subscribe to Onnesha Roychoudhuri's feed

The endurance of impermanence

Posted on: Apr 4, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Military bases, once built, just have a habit of sticking around...

Throwing Stones at Venezuela

Posted on: Mar 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet

U.S. criticism of Hugo Chavez's politics only serves to highlight the weakness of our democracy at home.

Democrats on "Real Security"

Posted on: Mar 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Real disappointing.

Scalia thinks you should f**k off…

Posted on: Mar 29, 2006, Source: AlterNet

...and leave him to his temperate and impartial judicial decisions

The Enron show: Courtroom update

Posted on: Mar 28, 2006, Source: AlterNet

A brief look at some of the hi (and low) jinks of the testimony thus far

Encyclopaedia Britannica to the masses:

Posted on: Mar 24, 2006, Source: AlterNet

You can't possibly be as smart as us.

The legalese of betrayal

Posted on: Mar 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

No matter the terminology we use, Americans understand when they're being misled.

Looking back, moving forward

Posted on: Mar 19, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The implications of a wartime president who understands little about war

The circular poetry of executive power

Posted on: Mar 17, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Putting an end to illegal conduct...by making it legal

Justice without the DoJ?

Posted on: Mar 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Whistleblowers win landmark contractor corruption case -- despite the government's refusal to get involved.

Dying for you to listen

Posted on: Mar 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Guantanamo detainee's suicide note addresses Americans

From Impeachment to … Censure?

Posted on: Mar 14, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Feingold's motion to censure the president is a step in the right direction; but it seems like radical times like these call for more radical measures.

The not-so-secret CIA

Posted on: Mar 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet

<i>Chicago Tribune</i> introduces the security agency to that new-fangled contraption: the internet.

The liberal phaseout

Posted on: Mar 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet

and the return to patriarchy?

Ann Coulter's controversial new book...

Posted on: Mar 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet

<i>Untitled</i>

Breaking news: Gonzales on dessert

Posted on: Mar 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet

A finger in (almost) every pie...

International Women's Day

Posted on: Mar 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Finding some constructive discussion...

Impeaching George W. Bush

Posted on: Mar 5, 2006, Source: AlterNet

From discussion to action -- Michael Ratner and his fellow lawyers have drafted a call to impeach President Bush.

The reverse Jesus complex

Posted on: Mar 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Let my people suffer for my sins.

Tracing the port security debate...

Posted on: Feb 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet

to its inevitable conclusion.

The New Marriage Contract

Posted on: Feb 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Of good behavior and "wifely expectations"

Getting a fair trial...

Posted on: Feb 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

...is news today

Enron trial: the drama is back

Posted on: Feb 22, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The jury wakes...

Guantanamo: the film and the play

Posted on: Feb 21, 2006, Source: AlterNet

An interesing genre that emerges when what we get from the news just doesn't cut it.

Bringing an End to Illegal Wiretaps

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.

Sticking Up for the Big Guys

Posted on: Feb 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet

One of Washington's most well-known -- and industry-funded -- lobbyists takes on labor unions.

More on Executive Order 13292

Posted on: Feb 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Does Cheney have the authority to de-classify?

Scandal fatigue...

Posted on: Feb 14, 2006, Source: AlterNet

and the Vice President that roused us.

Taking the suffering out of Valentine's Day

Posted on: Feb 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Well, some of it, anyway.

Betting on Enron

Posted on: Feb 11, 2006, Source: AlterNet

You, too, can have a share in futures markets.

Guantanamo: what you need to know

Posted on: Feb 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Over four years later, the prison is still full of innocent people -- many of whom are trying to kill themselves.

Secret meetings about secret secrets

Posted on: Feb 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The latest spin on wiretaps.

So, do they know they're lying?

Posted on: Feb 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet

True lie detectors: Getting to the bottom of Enron…and the Bush administration…and liars everywhere.

Didn't catch yesterday's wiretap hearings?

Posted on: Feb 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet

We've got the roundup…

Trial of the True Believers

Posted on: Feb 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The mindset that led Enron to defraud millions of people is the same that created the Bush administration's legal quagmires.

Why were Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young ejected from the SOTU?

Posted on: Feb 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Capitol police don't really know.

Countdown to SOTU

Posted on: Jan 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet

How to make it through the night...

Karpinski on sexual abuse in the Army

Posted on: Jan 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Why she's saying what she's saying.

Congress gives Pentagon $200 million...

Posted on: Jan 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet

...to fight terrorism. Or promote stability. Or, you know, whatever they want.

Enron jury selection begins in Houston

Posted on: Jan 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

What does a fair trial look like, exactly?

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