Translation Exercises

Edward Snowden: The Great Criminal

Falguni A. Sheth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:06:09 +0000

As Edward Snowden’s name is bandied about, with a debate emerging over whether he is a hero or a criminal, …

On the NSA’s Surveillance Program: The Brown, Muslim, South Asian Elephant In the Room–or On the Phone

Falguni A. Sheth — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:26:47 +0000

A frequent response of those untroubled by the revelations of the NSA program is “If you have nothing to hide, …

A “Roadmap” to Restoring Our Constitutional Liberties

Robert E. Prasch — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:08:13 +0000

Hi, folks–FS here. Apologies to followers of this blog for not having posted for a while. The term knocked the …

The Marathon Bombings and the Lockdown of Boston: Was it really a Vindication of the Surveillance State?

Falguni A. Sheth — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:25:56 +0000

By Falguni A. Sheth and Robert E. Prasch The sub-text of the official state view and media coverage coming …

Violence Begets Violence: Turning to Dr. King in the aftermath of the Boston Bombings

Falguni A. Sheth — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:57:41 +0000

This piece is in Salon, under various headlines: Where does the hate come from? Amid this tragedy, we ought to …

GiTMO Prisoners, Their Hunger Strikes, and Our Humanity

Falguni A. Sheth — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:40:44 +0000

The Guantanamo Hunger Strike Should Remind Us of Prisoners’ Humanity —and Reawaken Ours. Recently, Olga Khazan, The Atlantic’s global editor, …

Obama is Channeling Bush Fever in Iran

Falguni A. Sheth — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:32:36 +0000

Hi folks. Thanks for checking in. Regular readers will notice that I’ve been writing rather sporadically over the last few …

Endless War, Radical Presidential Power, and a Rotted Political Culture: A Talk by Glenn Greenwald

Falguni A. Sheth — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:44:14 +0000

Here’s a clip of a talk that Guardian commentator Glenn Greenwald did at Hampshire College a few weeks ago. After …

Heaping Insult on Injury: Bill Keller’s Character Assassination of Bradley Manning

Falguni A. Sheth — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:08:59 +0000

On Monday, New York Times columnist and editor Bill Keller made a number of troubling, distracting points in his column …

New York’s Finest Islamophobes

Falguni A. Sheth — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:26:53 +0000

Here’s another piece I wrote today, published over at Salon. It’s based on a new report published today about NYPD …

The submissive, indifferent Democrats

Falguni A. Sheth — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:57:13 +0000

I know I haven’t posted anything in a while, but I do have a piece out today. Click through to …

Response to Responses to The Onion’s Hipster Misogyny

Falguni A. Sheth — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:14:46 +0000

Singling out a young girl—a child—for that kind of treatment was gratuitous and hostile. It’s hurtful enough to hear it …

The Onion’s Hipster Misogyny

Falguni A. Sheth — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:11:21 +0000

Another piece I wrote. The rest is over at Salon…. The Onion’s hipster Misogyny Being ironic, self-aware, and knowing something …

Response to the Responses to Liberal Racial Hypocrisy

Falguni A. Sheth — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:56:58 +0000

Happily, my article over at Salon has generated a lot of conversation. I wanted to respond to the comments, but …

Liberal Racial Hypocrisy

Falguni A. Sheth — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:07:52 +0000

Today, Salon has published an article of mine. I’m thrilled to publish it there. Article starts below. Click below to …