Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta is a journalist who has written for the Washington Post, The Nation, Raw Story, The Guardian, and Jacobin. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York and author of the upcoming “Bacon as a Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Junk Food-Loving Chef’s Inquiry Into Taste” (The New Press).

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Federal officers face off with protesters in Portland, OR on July 20, 2020.

Protests for Black Lives

In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police's Coordination With Federal Officers

Arun Gupta

- Jul. 24

Local politicians condemned federal police actions in Portland, but evidence is mounting that the Portland Police Bureau is coordinating with federal agents.

SEATTLE, WA - JULY 01: City crews dismantle the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area outside of the Seattle Police Department's vacated East Precinct on July 1, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Police reported making 23 arrests since clearing the CHOP area this morning. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Protests for Black Lives

Seattle's CHOP Went Out With Both a Bang and a Whimper

Arun Gupta

- Jul. 2

Even before the police moved in to dismantle CHOP and take back Seattle's East Precinct, the Occupy-style protest was collapsing under its own weight.

Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become the Epicenter of Far-Right Violence

Arun Gupta

- Aug. 16

Police complicity and politicians’ inaction have allowed groups like the Proud Boys to stage violent spectacles again and again.

US Vice President George H. W. Bush talking with Tower Commission members who are investigating Iran-Contra affair at the White House. (Photo by Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Voices

Let’s Talk About George H.W. Bush’s Role in the Iran-Contra Scandal

Arun Gupta

- Dec. 7

Hagiographies of the late president neglect his role in a secret war in Nicaragua and illegal weapons sales to Iran for the release of hostages.

PORTLAND, OR - JUNE 04: Right wing demonstrators hold up signs disparaging illegal immigrants at a rally on June 4, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. A protest dubbed 'Trump Free Speech' by organizers was met by a large contingent of counter-demonstrators who viewed the protest as a promotion of racism. The demonstrations come in the wake of the recent violent attack on the city's MAX train line when Ricky Best, 53, and Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, were stabbed to death and Micah Fletcher,21, was severely injured after they tried to protect two teenage girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab, from being harassed with racial taunts by suspect Jeremy Christian. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Playing Cops: Militia Member Aids Police in Arresting Protester at Portland Alt-right Rally

Arun Gupta

- Jun. 8

At a Portland alt-right rally, there was evidence that federal Department of Homeland Security police were cooperating with militia members.

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In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police's Coordination With Federal Officers

Seattle's CHOP Went Out With Both a Bang and a Whimper

Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become the Epicenter of Far-Right Violence

Let’s Talk About George H.W. Bush’s Role in the Iran-Contra Scandal

Playing Cops: Militia Member Aids Police in Arresting Protester at Portland Alt-right Rally