Michaela Stone Cross
Michaela Stone Cross (mick-“eye”-luh) is a staff writer at The Juggernaut, currently stranded in Philadelphia, away from her home in Mumbai. After studying South Asian politics, culture and history at the University of Chicago, she worked as a foreign correspondent in Mumbai. Her work previously has been published by CNN, Vox, and Vice.
Kamala Harris Vogue Cover Sparks Controversy
Vogue’s decision to portray Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as “approachable,” rather than powerful, draws criticism and demands for more diversity.
January 13, 2021
The Indian Americans Who Rallied at Capitol Hill
The Indian and the Confederate flags were flying together during the recent storming of Capitol Hill.
January 08, 2021
How Brown Democrats Mobilized in Georgia
A record turnout of South Asian American voters helped swing the Georgia runoffs.
January 07, 2021
The Rise and Fall of India’s Congress Party
How the party of the left turned “secularism” into a dirty word.
January 06, 2021
Sex, War, and Saadat Hasan Manto
A writer who sought both justice and pleasure, Manto told the truth but didn’t preach it.
December 14, 2020
India’s ‘Love Jihad Law' Explained
A new law promises to protect women being tricked into conversion. We explain what this law does, and why it’s being passed now.
December 10, 2020
Death of the Masala Emperor, ‘MDH Dadaji’
Remembering the ubiquitous icon and his story of survival in the darkest times India’s known.
December 03, 2020
Coming Out When Queer and Brown
Not all South Asian experiences of coming out involve hysterics, disownment, or a return to life in the closet.
November 30, 2020
Kamala Made History — Now Everyone’s Revisiting Hers
Harris's groundbreaking victory is causing the Brown community to confront the limitations of identity politics, as well as its rewards.
November 10, 2020
We Talked 2020 Election Results with Brown Americans — Here’s What They Said
Taxes, “legal” immigration, and the death of democracy — voters and non-voters alike are speculating how the election will change things in 2021 and beyond.
November 05, 2020
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