Vikram Gandhi

"Trans in Texas" Last year, VICE investigated the complicated lives of trans kids and their families as they navigate decisions over medical transitions and how best to support their children's identity. A year later, life for transgender Americans has become more uncertain as politicians dismantle key federal and state protections and introduce a slew of anti-LGBTQ bills. Gianna Toboni returns to Texas to see how the transgender community is fighting to win acceptance and protection. "Nicaragua Deja Vu" Once upon a time, Daniel Ortega helped lead a revolution in Nicaragua. Now, nearly four decades later, he's the president and a new revolution is coming for him. As people take to the streets seeking to oust Ortega, his police and paramilitary forces have responded by killing hundreds of protesters. Vikram Gandhi travels to Nicaragua to meet the new revolutionaries and find out what the future might hold for what was once one of the safest nations in Central America.

"The Road to Asylum" Over the last year, the Trump administration has increased its efforts to crackdown on asylum in America. Citing widespread abuse and fraud in the system, the administration narrowed asylum protections for those fleeing domestic and gang violence, an action that disproportionately affects people fleeing Central America. VICE Correspondent Krishna Andavolu traveled to Central America and the US southern border to see how these new policy changes are impacting the fate of thousands of asylum seekers. "Lab Rat Nation" Pharmaceutical companies spend years seeking approval from the FDA to bring new drugs to market. During the first phase of clinical trials, drugs are tested on healthy human beings who are often paid thousands of dollars for trying unapproved drugs and reporting their side effects. Vikram Gandhi travels into the bizarre world of these human guinea pigs to get an inside look at the self-proclaimed "lab rats" who test our medicines.