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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Tibet’s Agony, China’s Obstinacy »

By Amitabh Pal, February 21, 2013

It is high time the Chinese authorities listened to the Tibetan people.read more

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U.S. Still Acquiescing in Bahraini Crackdown »

By Amitabh Pal, February 15, 2013

The Obama Administration needs to be on the side of democracy.read more

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Departing Pope Has Misrepresented both Islam and Christianity »

By Amitabh Pal, February 11, 2013

Here’s hoping that Benedict’s successor will be more open to honestly examining his own faith—and less prone to pointing fingers at others.read more

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Progressive Writers Respond to the Pope Stepping Down »

By Kate Clinton, Will Durst, Amit Pal, Ruth Conniff, February 11, 2013

When the Pope announced this morning that he was resigning, he mentioned that he could no longer lead given "the pressures of spiritual leadership in the modern world."read more

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A Financial Transaction Tax is Necessary and Feasible »

By Amitabh Pal, February 8, 2013

The Obama Administration needs to see the light—before its Wall Street friends destroy the global economy again.read more

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Israel Risks Being Put in the Dock »

By Amitabh Pal, February 7, 2013

It is long past time for Israel to be held legally accountable for its actions in the Occupied Territories.read more

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We Should Remember Gandhi 65 Years Afterward »

By Amitabh Pal, January 30, 2013

Sixty-five years ago on Jan. 30, three bullets ended the life of the greatest pacifist of the modern era: Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi.read more

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John Kerry’s Conventional Mindset »

By Amitabh Pal, January 28, 2013

We can expect more of the same with him as Secretary of State.read more

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Congo Doctor Epitomizes Selflessness and Bravery »

By Amitabh Pal, January 15, 2013

Denis Mukwege, a doctor who runs a hospital in the Congo that treats rape victims, has returned home after a failed assassination attempt.read more

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Obama Repeats Geithner Mistake in Picking Lew for Treasury Secretary »

By Amitabh Pal, January 10, 2013

Jacob Lew is completely the wrong person to reform Wall Street.read more

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Obama Appoints Dr. Drone to Head CIA »

By Matthew Rothschild and Amitabh Pal, January 7, 2013

John Brennan is a liar, and he’s a dangerous man. And now he has only more power to be dangerous.read more

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Al Jazeera Purchase of Current TV an Attempt to Overcome Bias  »

By Amitabh Pal, January 3, 2013

It is always hard for an unconventional, noncorporate enterprise to break through in the American mass media.read more

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Ravi Shankar’s Artistry Spanned Several Streams »

By Amitabh Pal, December 13, 2012

Shankar marked the fusion of the personal with the political.read more

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Global Warming Talks Produce Little of Consequence »

By Amitabh Pal, December 11, 2012

American intransigence played a large part.read more

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Senate Rejection of Disabilities Treaty Shows GOP Descent Into Irrationality »

By Amitabh Pal, December 6, 2012

The treaty was blocked by a gaggle of hyperventilating characters who dictated Republican policy from the sidelines.read more

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