Food Fraud and Counterfeit Cotton
Amid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic level.
Amid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic level.
Samanth Subramanian The Guardian Sep 2021 25min Permalink
When a Chinese billionaire bought one of Britain’s most prestigious golf clubs in 2015, dentists and estate agents were confronted with the unsentimental force of globalized capital.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Mar 2021 Permalink
Data is the lifeblood of a functioning government. Over the past four years, the Trump administration has destroyed, disappeared, or distorted vast swaths of the information the state needs to protect the vulnerable, safeguard our health, and alert us to emerging crises.
Samanth Subramanian Huffington Post Highline Oct 2020 50min Permalink
On the future of air travel.
Samanth Subramanian The Guardian Sep 2020 25min Permalink
Why did two wealthy Sri Lankan brothers become suicide bombers?
Samanth Subramanian The New York Times Magazine Jul 2020 30min Permalink
The global scramble for this vital item has exposed the harsh realities of international politics and the limits of the free market.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Apr 2020 25min Permalink
Around the world, more than 40 teams are working on a vaccine for Covid-19. How one doctor is approaching the most urgent quest of his life.
Samanth Subramanian The Guardian Mar 2020 25min Permalink
Some risky but practical proposals to harness a superpower that has clearly lost control.
Samanth Subramanian Huffington Post Highline Oct 2019 25min Permalink
For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Apr 2019 30min Permalink
Bangalore was once the icon of a globalized, high tech, utopian future. Now it’s a sign of global catastrophe.
Samanth Subramanian Wired May 2017 15min Permalink
How Lalit Modi built a billion-dollar cricket empire—only to be exiled from his sport and homeland.
Samanth Subramanian The Caravan Mar 2011 40min Permalink