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

DRUGS

Called a Public Health Catastrophe, Regulatory Failures Fuel an Overall 24 Percent Increase in Overdose Deaths

The FDA has played a substantial role in the crisis which takes some 222 lives each day, recklessly approving dangerous opioid drugs.

HUMAN RIGHTS

The Misery of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia—“Finding Home” Documentary Sheds Light on Painful Reality

Western activists play a pivotal role in rescuing and rehabilitating women and girls from the thriving sex trafficking industry in Cambodia.

MENTAL HEALTH

Harming in the Name of Help: Traveling Exhibit Shines Light on Psychiatric Human Rights Abuses

As psychiatric drug prescriptions soar, so do suicide rates, to the highest since 1941.

COMMUNITY

Scientology “Main Street,” L. Ron Hubbard Way, Is Home to Festivals That Celebrate LA’s World Culture

Home to the world’s first Church of Scientology, LA is today at the center of countless festivals and events for the entire community.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

“It Takes a Bit of Courage to Be Sikh”—New Documentary Showcase Film Explores a Major and Often Misunderstood Religion

This 500-year-old religion, originating in India, is seeking change and growth in a modern world.

MENTAL HEALTH

The Psychedelics Bandwagon: Down the Rabbit Hole

Part II of the Freedom investigation into why notorious psychedelic drugs of the 1960s are now being promoted as new panaceas for mental illness by diverse factions seeking reputation or a new cash cow, despite the risks to consumers.

MENTAL HEALTH

Psychiatry’s Relentless Hype of “Psychedelics” Turns a Blind Eye to the Drugs’ Dismal and Deadly Track Record of Failure

Notorious psychedelic drugs of the 1960s are now widely promoted as panaceas for mental illness by diverse factions seeking reputation or a new cash cow—both at human expense.