Gaiutra Bahadur

Gaiutra Bahadur is a journalist and book critic who writes frequently about the culture and politics of global migration. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The (London) Observer, The Nation and Ms. magazine, among other publications.

Articles

Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover (Racism and Discrimination, Immigration to the US, Tea Party)

In California and Arizona, the anti-immigrant radical right is using the Tea Party to recreate itself.

Gaiutra Bahadur

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Immigrants Demand Reform, Now (US Politics, Immigration to the US)

Tens of thousands of immigrants rallied in Washington, DC, this weekend to push stalling lawmakers to take action on legalization and end deportations.

Gaiutra Bahadur

Did Race Win the Race for Hillary? (Racism and Discrimination, Presidential Election 2008, States, Politics, Society)

Does living in mixed communities make people less or more vulnerable to campaigning that plays on ethnic and racial divisions?

Gaiutra Bahadur

Bowling for Pennsylvania (Barack Obama, Presidential Election 2008, States, Politics)

Can Barack Obama get racially mixed communities in Pennsylvania's small towns to bowl together?

Gaiutra Bahadur