But rural relocation presents new challenges. […]
After city life becomes untenable, a Salvadoran mother moves to the countryside
Monocle Radio: Hannah Armstrong on Burkina Faso and France
With Burkina Faso’s increasing problems with attacks by jihadist groups, a weak government and underfunded security forces, Andrew Mueller of Monocle Radio asks whether France’s military should be involved.
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The American Interest: Matt Chitwood on China’s slow trains
Tagging along with three migrant workers from Yunnan province , newly returned ICWA fellow Matthew Chitwood (China, 2017-2019) joins chunyun, or the spring migration of the country’s workforce. […]
NYT: Shannon Sims on Ecuador’s mountain thrills
The mountains surrounding Baños de Agua Santa test the nerves of adventure tourists. […]
Cooperating with the far right, German lawmakers break major taboo
Center-right politicians join the AfD to oust a state premier, a first in postwar politics. […]
New York Magazine: Andrew Rice on Michael Avenatti
After a year caught in a downward spiral, the disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti—who achieved fame representing the porn star Stormy Daniels—spent the past two weeks in solitary confinement, in a cell once occupied by the Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman. […]
Auschwitz survivors’ thinning ranksloom over liberation commemoration
With the demise of firsthand witnesses, history is increasingly a pawn in an era of rising intolerance and revisionism. […]
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Trump’s Mideast peace plan
Despite the approval voiced in Washington, the US administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will most likely only raise tensions. […]
Pride, shame and responsibility: Confronting history in a changing Germany
The AfD is working to co-opt patriotism and alter the way Germans view their past. But most find the issue far more complicated. […]
Forbes: Willy Foote on mobile-based solutions for smallholder farmers
The social entrepreneur Anushka Ratnayake has managed to lower prices for servicing smallholder farmers in remote areas through the innovative use of SMS and mobile phone technology. […]