Arun Gupta

@arunindy

Arun Gupta is an investigative reporter who has been pubished by The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Intercept, The Guardian, and Jacobin. He is the author of the forthcoming Bacon as a Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Junk-Food Loving Chef’s Inquiry Into Taste (The New Press).

Family of 5 pose for a photograph.

Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19

Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.

Apr 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

Prison block

The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails

Thousands of arrestees a year are forced into get-out-of-jail-broke cards that are loaded up with deceptive fees.

Aug 1, 2016 / Arun Gupta

Blockadia protest

‘Blockadia’ Activists Up the Ante Against Shell Oil ‘Blockadia’ Activists Up the Ante Against Shell Oil

For more than 36 hours, activists on land, sea, and in the air held up the ship headed to Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling effort.

Jul 31, 2015 / Arun Gupta

Occupying the Unexpected Occupying the Unexpected

The heart of the movement desires a new, different society.

Mar 14, 2012 / Feature / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Time for a Taxpayer Revolt

The bailout package isn't a compromise: it's an appalling transfer of wealth upward. Register your protest!

Sep 29, 2008 / Editorial / Medea Benjamin and Arun Gupta

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