Sonali Kolhatkar

Journalist, activist, and artist, Sonali Kolhatkar is founder, host, and executive producer of radio Pacifica’s popular drive-time program Rising Up With Sonali. She is a Writing Fellow with Independent Media Institute. She is also the founding Co-Director of the Afghan Women’s Mission, a U.S.-based non-profit solidarity organization that funds the work of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Sonali Kolhatkar

Politics

Police budgets keep growing, but communities are not becoming any safer
February 2, 2023 By Sonali Kolhatkar
Police killed more people last year than any other on record. Can reimagining city budgets make our communities safer?
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Culture

Working-class tribune Barbara Ehrenreich exposed inequality and capitalism’s positive thinking cult
September 23, 2022 By Sonali Kolhatkar
The late Nickel and Dimed author also laid bare the “positive thinking” industry that put a smiley face on inequality.
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Labor

Amazon preparing its next offensive, but it can’t bust unions forever
December 13, 2021 By Sonali Kolhatkar
Even when it’s raking in record profits, the company is trying to keep workers from earning their fair share. This time, it may not work.
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Politics

‘Build Back Better will worsen inflation’: Another lie about the Biden agenda
November 16, 2021 By Sonali Kolhatkar
Polls say Americans should love the Build Back Better Act—but most are only hearing talking points about its price tag.
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Sonali Kolhatkar

LATEST ARTICLES BY Sonali Kolhatkar

Police budgets keep growing, but communities are not becoming any safer

Working-class tribune Barbara Ehrenreich exposed inequality and capitalism’s positive thinking cult

Amazon preparing its next offensive, but it can’t bust unions forever

‘Build Back Better will worsen inflation’: Another lie about the Biden agenda