Arun Gupta

is a long-time investigative reporter, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City, and the author of Bacon as Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Junk-Food Loving Chef’s Inquiry into Taste.

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Opinion | Economy

10 Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Legacy Remains Strong

In popularizing the terms 99% and 1%, Occupy renewed a sense of class consciousness. It also flipped the national conversation from Tea Party-led austerity to income and wealth inequality.

Arun Gupta | Oct 20, 2021

Democracy

15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump’s Assault on Immigrant Families

Whether from your phone or on the front lines of the border crisis, here are things you can do to help.

Arun Gupta | Jun 22, 2018

Social Justice

The West Coast Will Determine the Fate of the Fossil Fuel Industry

All along the Pacific Coast, environmentalists are gearing up for an epic fight.

Arun Gupta | Mar 24, 2017

Social Justice

Thanks, Trump! We Now Have Two Opportunities for Bold Progressive Reform

There’s an argument to be made that progressives are lucky Bernie Sanders didn’t win the nomination.

Arun Gupta | Dec 17, 2016

Democracy

No “Victories,” No “Defeats”: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change

Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.

Arun Gupta | Dec 9, 2016

Democracy

How Cities Can Protect People Threatened By Trumpism

Cities can offer shelter and protection to their vulnerable citizens and become a place progressives can exert real power.

Arun Gupta | Nov 11, 2016

Democracy

What Progressives Will Need to Do to Push President Clinton to the Left

Now is the time to envision truly progressive Clinton Administration policies on health care, immigration, student debt, and climate change. And movement leaders are gearing up.

Arun Gupta | Oct 21, 2016

Social Justice

The Real Reason the RNC Was So Angry

From Obama to Black Lives Matter, everyone is talking about structural racism—something Trump’s supporters don’t want to own.

Arun Gupta | Jul 22, 2016

Democracy

The Working-Class Wounds Hidden Behind Trump Voters’ Racism

If we listen carefully to Trump’s supporters, we can hear their desire for progressive policies.

Arun Gupta | Jun 30, 2016

Democracy

1 in 11 U.S. Gun Deaths Is at the Hands of Police. How Do We Stop the Killing?

The documentary film “Peace Officer” explains the connection between the war on drugs and the militarization of police, and what it will take to reduce police violence in America.

Arun Gupta | Apr 4, 2016

Issues

The West Coast Is the World’s 5th Largest Economy. Can It Unite to Stop Big Oil?

From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.

Arun Gupta | Mar 3, 2016

Economy

The Hidden, Very Good Reason for the $10 Oil Tax

Doomed as it may be, an oil tax is a step toward redefining energy as a public good—for which everyone pays the cost of overuse and abuse.

Arun Gupta | Feb 18, 2016

Environment

Portland Blocked Fossil Fuels, What Now?

Turning the city's resolution into policies that protect health and safety is one fight that lies ahead. Another is forging a wall of resistance from San Diego to Vancouver, B.C.

Arun Gupta | Nov 23, 2015