Jo McGowan, a longtime contributor to Commonweal, writes from Dehradun, India. Update your account password & emailSubscribe to Commonweal
Article Seventeen Days Inside a Mountain The miners who rescued 41 trapped laborers in a collapsed Indian tunnel were fueled by solidarity, humility, and respect for nature. By Jo McGowan December 27, 2023 India Politics
Article When Literature Stood on Its Own "I loved Steinbeck's letters so much I want others to know about them too, for they recall an era when literature stood on its own." By Jo McGowan February 21, 2023 Letters History
Article Modi Backs Down After a year of nonviolent demonstrations, Indian farmers succeed in forcing the repeal of three laws that would have deregulated India’s agriculture sector. By Jo McGowan January 1, 2022 India
Article The Dalit Theologian Fr. Stan Swamy dedicated his life to serving the poor in India, fighting for the rights of the most marginalized members of society. By Jo McGowan July 20, 2021 India Social Justice Foreign Affairs
Article The Toll of Modi’s Complacency Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s irresponsible behavior has only worsened the pandemic’s effects in India. By Jo McGowan May 21, 2021 India Coronavirus
Article Why the Farmers Are Angry In India, new laws would make farmers vulnerable to massive corporations and exacerbate the country’s income inequality. By Jo McGowan February 23, 2021 India Foreign Affairs