Caste remains crucial in Tamil Nadu elections, influencing candidate selection by major parties DMK and AIADMK despite social justice claims.

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City ...

Can people survive if people prefer something other than people? Can you survive if you, as a person, or your type of people, are disfavored? The answer, of course, is no—and yet we have this kind of ...

A bill in California awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom would ban caste discrimination in the state. But the legislation has revealed deep divisions in the South Asian community. California ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

‘Throughout human history, three caste systems have stood out. The tragically accelerated, chilling, and officially ...

A growing body of thought suggests that markets, entrepreneurship and access to capital can dissolve social hierarchies more effectively than centralized redistribution. The dominant progressive ...

Annihilation of caste is impossible without revolution, and revolution is not possible without annihilation of caste. This is ...