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Meena Venkataramanan

11 Articles

“Never Have I Ever” Can Do Better

The show's status as the first of its kind does not exempt it from a recognition of its shortcomings. Rather, in the wake of its bold, highly-anticipated release, Never Have I Ever opens itself to a challenge from viewers who demand its deficiencies be addressed. Perhaps its second season will better take on that challenge, elevating the show from its initial role of exposure to a more robust one of empowerment.

Very Special People

Trump’s ambivalent relationship with the Indian American community is indicative of how challenging it will be for him to significantly expand his base among American immigrant communities if he runs for reelection in 2020.

The Future of Journalism: Interview with Rosalind Helderman and John Harris

Rosalind Helderman A.B. ’01 is a political enterprise and investigations reporter for The Washington Post, where she has reported since graduating from Harvard College...

A Leftward Shift? The 2018 U.S. Senate Race in Arizona

One of the most remarkable election victories this season was that of Democrat Kyrsten Sinema who won the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona vacated...

Diagnosing Democratic Demise: A Review of “How Democracies Die”

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Arizona.  Reading How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, I felt like I was a freshman...

Interview: The Kennedy School Women in Power Conference

Ali Collins, Bar Peled, and Marie Perrot are the co-chairs of the first annual Harvard Kennedy School Women in Power Conference, which took place...

South Asian American Civic Engagement: Interview with Ann Kalayil

Ann Kalayil is the Co-Founder, President, and Board Chair of the South Asian American Policy and Research Institute (SAAPRI) and was appointed by President...

Unity in Diversity: The Nascent Political Identity of Indian-Americans

  Karthik Chandramouli has always been an active citizen. Growing up in Kentucky as the only son of two Indian immigrant professionals, Chandramouli recalls his...

What the Fate of Mugabe Means for Zimbabwe

Farai Sevenzo did not expect it to happen. A Zimbabwean-born journalist who covers sub-Saharan Africa, Sevenzo noted in a CNN op-ed that for over...

Sovereignty and Trust: Interview with Congressman Raúl Grijalva

Congressman Raúl Grijalva represents Arizona’s 3rd District, which spans most of the Arizona-Mexico border. The district is home to seven Native American reservations, including...