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Ranjani Chakraborty

Former Lead Producer

Ranjani was a lead video producer on the Vox video team and the creator behind Vox’s history series, Missing Chapter. Her work has been recognized by the News & Documentary Emmys and the Online Journalism Awards. She joined Vox in 2017 as a Vox-ProPublica fellow. Prior to that, she produced at organizations including National Geographic, Al Jazeera America, and NBC News. She’s a Houston native and a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.

Latest articles by Ranjani Chakraborty

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Why Israel has so many Palestinian prisonersWhy Israel has so many Palestinian prisoners
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Inside Israel’s dual criminal justice system.

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The antiracist town in the American South, explainedThe antiracist town in the American South, explained
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Soul City was meant to be a Black-led utopia.

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How to fight climate change with parking lotsHow to fight climate change with parking lots
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Why haven’t we covered them in solar panels?

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Why Palestinians protest every May 15Why Palestinians protest every May 15
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The Palestinian catastrophe, explained.

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Why the dyslexic brain is misunderstoodWhy the dyslexic brain is misunderstood
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Dyslexia is a differently organized brain.

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The disastrous redesign of Pakistan’s riversThe disastrous redesign of Pakistan’s rivers
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British colonizers created a massive canal system in Pakistan — and helped cause the country’s deadly water crisis.

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The case to rename this famous Christmas plantThe case to rename this famous Christmas plant
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Why the story of the poinsettia is a troubling one.

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Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootingsWhy US gun laws get looser after mass shootings
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Congress has rarely acted. But gun laws have been changing.

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Drag kings, explained by drag kingsDrag kings, explained by drag kings
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Mo B. Dick, Maxxx Pleasure, Sigi Moonlight, Johnny Gentleman, and King Molasses explain the evolution of drag.

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The hidden history of “Hand Talk”The hidden history of “Hand Talk”
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A North American lingua franca.

By Ranjani Chakraborty