Ajay Singh

Associate Editor

ABOUT

Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.

LATEST STORIES

CORRUPTION

Energy Department Sparks Uproar With New “Still Interested” FOIA Policy

The Department of Energy’s recent demand that requesters reconfirm their interest or face automatic closure is drawing fire from transparency advocates and raising legal alarms.

DRUGS

How “Gas Station Heroin” Became America’s Next Opioid Crisis

From gummies to wrongful death lawsuits, the billion-dollar rise of “gas station heroin” is colliding with bans, bereaved families and the FDA’s harshest crackdown yet.

MENTAL HEALTH

Orlando Death Spotlights a Psychiatric Industry Where Tragedy Is Routine

The suicide of Taylor Meador in Orlando exposes a profit-driven mental health system where neglect is routine, accountability is rare and corporate owners cash in on human misery.

DRUGS

Honey Oil: The Explosive Cannabis Craze That’s Killing Workers

An unlicensed cannabis extraction operation kept running after workers died in fiery explosions. Six now face felony charges—including murder—in a case exposing the deadly cost of black-market profits.

HUMAN RIGHTS

80 Years After Hiroshima, Nuclear Watchdog Urges World to Act Before It’s Too Late

Survivors’ voices and new memorials mark the grim milestone. “This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a human issue,” says Dr. Ira Helfand—as global stockpiles grow for the first time since the Cold War. 

HUMAN RIGHTS

DOJ Launches Largest Trafficking Victim Payout in US History—Questions Remain Over Tony Ortega’s Role

While Backpage’s owners are serving prison sentences, former Village Voice editor Tony Ortega—who defended the site and mocked victims—hasn’t faced charges, prompting calls for broader accountability.

HATE

Alex Barnes-Ross Is No Apostate: The Story of an Obsessed Stalker’s Collapse

Expelled from the Church of Scientology after stalking a young woman, Barnes-Ross has spent the last dozen years working to convert his discharge into a livestreamed vendetta for cash.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Young Voices for Human Rights Gather at the United Nations to Redefine Our Future

In a world where conflict dominates headlines and human rights fall victim to spin, censorship and competing agendas, a global summit at the UN gave young delegates the mic—and a mission.

MENTAL HEALTH

The Shock Treatment That Won’t Die—Psychiatrists Want to Electrocute Your Kids

Psychiatrists push for electroshock on children—even as global bodies condemn it, courts rebuke it and victims recount the brain damage it leaves behind.

CHURCHES

Where Canals Flow, So Does Freedom

A historic city of art, resilience and radical thought finds new momentum in its Scientology hub, now featured in the travelogue series Destination: Scientology.