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Samanth Subramanian

Business

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.

Samanth Subramanian The Guardian Sep 2021 25min Permalink

Business

The Rich Vs the Very, Very Rich: The Wentworth Golf Club Rebellion

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

Politics Science Health

Data Disappeared

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

Business Health

Inside the Airline Industry's Meltdown

On the future of air travel.

Samanth Subramanian The Guardian Sep 2020 25min Permalink

Crime

Family Secrets

Why did two wealthy Sri Lankan brothers become suicide bombers?

Samanth Subramanian The New York Times Magazine Jul 2020 30min Permalink

Business

How the Face Mask Became the World's Most Coveted Commodity

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

Science Health

"It’s a Razor’s Edge We’re Walking"

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

Politics World

What If the World Treated the U.S. Like a Rogue State?

Some risky but practical proposals to harness a superpower that has clearly lost control.

Samanth Subramanian Huffington Post Highline Oct 2019 25min Permalink

Business

Hand Dryers v. Paper Towels: The Surprisingly Dirty Fight for the Right to Dry Your Hands

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

Science World

India’s Silicon Valley Is Dying of Thirst. Your City May Be Next.

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

Best Article Business World

The Confidence Man

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