Stories written by Falguni A. Sheth

My heartbreaking journey to Gitmo: A widow, a military prison & the enigma of human compassion

While reporting on abuses at Gitmo, I got the worst news of my life. Then I was shown kindness that others were not

Falguni A. Sheth Thursday, Jan 28, 2016 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life Falguni Sheth, gitmo

When empathy isn’t nearly enough: Why the Syrian refugee crisis demands more than mercurial emotion

It took the tragedy of a forced migration—and chilling photos of a dead boy—to elicit anything like humanity

Lynne Huffer and Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Sep 19, 2015 3:59 PM UTC 0
News Editor's Picks, migrants

Hebdo shooting’s missing context: How long-held vilification of Muslims got lost in the discussion

The shootings were obviously horrific -- but the response has been transformed by a narrative of Islamic terrorism

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Jan 12, 2015 9:12 PM UTC 0
Politics Charlie Hebdo

America’s moral foundation collapses: Why we can’t simply “look forward” on torture

The torture report didn't just reveal unthinkable horrors — it exposed the lie of our most basic public policies

Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 11:30 AM UTC 0
Politics African Americans, America

White supremacy lives on: Ferguson decision confirms absence of legal and moral justice

With "no indictment" announced against Darren Wilson, a perverted natural order of things was affirmed. Here's why

Falguni A. Sheth Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014 3:25 AM UTC 0
Politics Criminal Justice, darren wilson

You don’t “have nothing to hide”: How privacy breaches are quietly controlling you

Government data collection is scary for many reasons. But least understood: what it does to our personal creativity

Falguni A. Sheth Sunday, Sep 28, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0
Politics Apple, cellphones, data, dragnet

Shoot first, ask later: Why the concept of “reasonable fear” is anything but reasonable

Courts say cops can shoot out of "reasonable fear." In America that entails a myth of race and gender neutrality

Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Sep 6, 2014 10:30 AM UTC 0
Politics 4th amendment

Patriots don’t torture: Why excusing it is an American catastrophe

Here's why I'll never have mercy on torturers — no matter what any of our presidents might say

Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 10:30 AM UTC 0
Politics Abu Ghraib, America, Barack Obama

White supremacy’s latest round: Retracing the real history of Ferguson

The Ferguson nightmare is just another reminder of a world exemplified by slavery, Jim Crow and "stop and frisk"

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Aug 15, 2014 4:31 PM UTC 0
Politics African Americans, America

The West’s selective amnesia: Gaza, the war on terror and the paradox of human rights

The current post-9/11 paradigm amounts to protecting "national security" -- no matter who else's lives it may cost

Falguni A. Sheth Sunday, Aug 10, 2014 10:58 AM UTC 0
Politics Editor's Picks

Our endless “War on Terror”: The truth behind an incoherent foreign policy

U.S. officials say Israel should not have to accept rocket fire aimed at civilians. But what about other nations?

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Jul 14, 2014 8:33 PM UTC 0
Politics Drones, Foreign policy

The real Bergdahl scandal: What about the other Gitmo detainees?

Prisoner swap proves Gitmo detainees can easily be released. So why on earth are they still imprisoned? (UPDATED)

Falguni A. Sheth Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 11:44 AM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Bowe Bergdahl

Mos Def’s false alarm: Why a harrowing Internet rumor seemed so credible

The rapper-activist was said to be barred reentry to the U.S. Here's the important reason it all seemed so true

Falguni A. Sheth Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:02 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Deportation, Drones

Greenwald and Poitras’ return: What’s the real reason they weren’t arrested?

Did the Justice Department have other fish to fry -- or did it avoid a showdown for fear of backlash?

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Apr 14, 2014 5:57 PM UTC 0
Politics Criminal Justice, David Miranda

Children murdered, homes foreclosed: How the government makes “mistakes” with impunity

If life-altering mistakes don’t warrant accountability, maybe that’s because nothing can

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Feb 21, 2014 6:05 PM UTC 0
Politics accountability, Barack Obama, DMV

A money addict’s neoliberal fantasy: Sam Polk and his civilizing mission

A millionaire ex-hedge funder devises a demented way to "pay back." No thank you -- here's what he could do instead

Falguni A. Sheth Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 5:55 PM UTC 0
Media Charity, Media Criticism

Rumsfeld’s long-lasting, deplorable legacy continues — but an immediate remedy is obvious

Twelve years later, our government's handling of Guantanamo prisoners is a travesty. Here's what must happen next

Falguni A. Sheth Thursday, Jan 16, 2014 5:01 PM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Donald Rumsfeld

Corporations’ greedy motive to oppose surveillance: Profits!

Tech companies are just fine with the government violating your privacy -- until it makes them lose customers

Falguni A. Sheth Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 10:01 PM UTC 0
Technology Apple, Barack Obama, corporations

New York Times’ blind spot on Clinton and race

The real reasons the power couple needs to repair relations with African-Americans are beyond the paper of record

Falguni A. Sheth Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 4:35 PM UTC 0
Media African Americans, Bill Clinton

Don’t buy the spin on Guantanamo: “Closing” it doesn’t mean what you think

The dirty truth: There's a big difference between "transferring" the prisoners -- and actually releasing them

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Nov 18, 2013 8:31 PM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Civil Liberties

The smearing of Miriam Carey: How the media bungled the Capitol Hill shooting

After police shot her last week, the victim went from being a violent shooter -- to unarmed but a crazy deadbeat

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Oct 7, 2013 6:09 PM UTC 0
Media DC police, Gun Violence

This is counterterrorism?: The shocking story of Mahdi Hashi

Weeks into his hunger strike, Hashi's rendition and solitary confinement are scarily underreported -- and unclear

Falguni A. Sheth Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 0
Politics Britain, Editor's Picks

Why our best students are totally oblivious

While being up in arms about popular injustices, they're educated how not to see race, empire and colonialism

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Sep 13, 2013 4:43 PM UTC 0
Politics College, Editor's Picks

Q&A with Glenn Greenwald: Americans’ reaction “surprising and gratifying”

Glenn Greenwald discusses how Americans see Snowden, and details the non-U.S. world's anger at NSA privacy invasion

Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 0
Media Editor's Picks, Edward Snowden

Snowden’s real crime: Humiliating the state

Here's the reason the NSA leaker will never be forgiven or forgotten: He stood up to power and embarrassed it

Falguni A. Sheth Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:15 PM UTC 0
Politics Bradley Manning, Crime

White suburban soccer moms love NSA surveillance!

Why should they care if the government has their data? They don't fear becoming innocent targets of persecution

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 0
Technology American privilege

In Boston, our bloated surveillance state didn’t work

Beefed-up expenditures and laws failed to stop the Boston bombing, and did little to help capture the suspects

Falguni A. Sheth and Robert E. Prasch Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 0
Media Big Brother, Boston Explosions

Where does the hate come from?

Amid this tragedy, we ought to remember that violence begets violence, force begets force

Falguni A. Sheth Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 0
News Boston Explosions, Guantanamo

Guantánamo prisoners exert their final leverage

Why their hunger strike should not just remind us of their humanity -- but reawaken our own

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Apr 8, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 0
News abuse, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay

Obama is channeling Bush fever in Iran

Ten years after the Iraq debacle, are we -- mind-bogglingly -- headed to war with Iran? The signals suggest yes

Falguni A. Sheth Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Editor's Picks

New York’s finest Islamophobes

A new report sheds light on NYPD’s secret surveillance of Muslim communities. And what it reveals about liberals

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Mar 11, 2013 8:45 PM UTC 0
Politics Muslims, Nancy Pelosi, NYPD

The submissive, indifferent Democrats

Important questions on targeted killings were raised this week, and more remain. Progressives were nowhere

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Mar 8, 2013 5:59 PM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Democratic Party

The Onion’s hipster misogyny

Being ironic and self-aware and knowing something is offensive doesn't make it funny -- or OK

Falguni A. Sheth Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 0
Oscars Feminism, Misogyny, Oscars

Liberal racial hypocrisy

Killing people of color just for being a suspected threat is a total outrage for liberals. Well, sometimes

Falguni A. Sheth Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 0
Politics Barack Obama, Hadiya Pendleton

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