Amitabh Pal

Amitabh Pal is the Managing Editor of The Progressive. He has interviewed the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter and John Kenneth Galbraith for the magazine. In addition to his role as the Managing Editor, Pal is the Co-Editor of the Progressive Media Project.
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Iran Protests Spotlight Nonviolent Action in Muslim Societies »

By Amitabh Pal, June 26, 2009

Iran is hardly the first Muslim country even in the recent past to have seen the use of peaceful protests against an authoritarian regime.read more

Stop Wasting on the Military »

By Amitabh Pal, June 12, 2009

Boeing, BAE Systems (British), Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Raytheon were the largest producers of death, with arms profits for Boeing itself topping $4 billion.read more

Obama Sends Wrong Signal By Giving Speech in Egypt »

By Amitabh Pal, June 4, 2009

Sadly, the Obama Administration seems to be backing away from support for courageous Egyptian reformers.read more

Pakistan Needs Development, Not Drones »

By Amitabh Pal, May 15, 2009

The best way to counter the extremists would be to help Pakistani citizens attain a decent quality of life.read more

Swine Flu Shows Need for Good Public Health Systems »

By Amitabh Pal, May 1, 2009

The free-market dogma of getting the government out of health care has slowed the response to the outbreak.read more

Sri Lankan Humanitarian Crisis Deserves Attention »

By Amitabh Pal, April 23, 2009

The real tragedy here is that even with the cessation of conventional hostilities, the violence will probably not end.read more

50 Years After Dalai Lama’s Flight, Future Looks Bleak for Tibet »

By Amitabh Pal, March 19, 2009

Unless there is a change in the fundamental nature of the Chinese dictatorship, Tibet will quite certainly languish in its current state.read more

Charles Freeman Done In by Israel Lobby »

By Amitabh Pal, March 12, 2009

The energy level of the debate over U.S. policies toward the Middle East, already quite atrophied, will further decline.read more

Pakistan Not Yet a Failed State »

By Amitabh Pal, March 6, 2009

It has several attributes that should prevent it from coming apart at the seams or being taken over by a bunch of ragtag jihadists.read more

“Slumdog” Associations with Bobby Jindal Uncalled For »

By Amitabh Pal, February 26, 2009

It’s OK to lampoon him. But let’s skip all the comments related to his Indian background. They are repugnant.read more

Obama Should Reconsider Militaristic Approach in Afghanistan »

By Amitabh Pal, February 19, 2009

A man as smart as Obama should know that the Taliban resurgence is in good part due to two reasons that no amount of additional troops can solve.read more

International Criminal Court Faces Big Test With Israel »

By Amitabh Pal, February 12, 2009

It should look into the allegations, not the least to refute the assertion that the court is an instrument of the West.read more

Obama Not Bold Enough on Foreign Policy »

By Amitabh Pal, February 5, 2009

Obama needs to depart even more from the approach of the previous occupant of the White House.read more

A Shadow Falls on Mumbai »

By Amitabh Pal, December 1, 2008

The Mumbai attacks seem to be quite certainly the handiwork of jihadists: Note the seeking out of Americans and British citizens and the attack on the Jewish center, the first significant case of anti-Semitism on Indian soil.read more

Global Hope About Obama May Clash With Reality »

By Amitabh Pal, November 6, 2008

Obama’s approach to the rest of the world may not be a night and day difference from Bush's.read more

Why I Don't Like the Fourth of July

Unemployment Figures Underscore Need for New Stimulus

Julie Bolz,

My guest this week is Julie Bolz, a women's rights and human rights activist, who has built or repaired dozens of schools in Afghanistan.
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Shepard Fairey, Citizen Artist

The maker of the iconic “Hope” poster has turned frustration and anger into inspiration.

Changing Obama's Mindset

Obama has to be pulled in the right direction.

Pete Rose Hits it Around

Want to feel old? Pete Rose just turned sixty-eight. Want to feel young? Talk baseball with Pete Rose.

Naomi Klein Interview

“We don’t have a right to be disappointed” by Obama, says the author of The Shock Doctrine.
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