Jacob Kushner
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In Kenya's Baringo county, police raid, burn and murder
On the trail of police who storm a village, burn down homes, steal livestock - and murder an 80-year-old man. → Read More
Postcard From Dresden: What It's Like to Be a Refugee in Germany's Conservative Stronghold
"There is a TV crew here from Texas called Infowars. They are the good ones—they are for Trump. Be nice to them." → Read More
The War for Grass in the Heart of Kenya's Safari Country
Nomadic herders have brought guns and hundreds of thousands of livestock into the green expanses of Laikipia County, starving out wildlife and shooting the area's megafauna. As police burn homesteads and shoot civilians in response, the future of one of the most iconic regions on the planet hangs in the balance. → Read More
Dresden's welcome cafes for refugees
In the German epicentre of anti-immigrant politics lies a haven for refugees. → Read More
Rejected asylum: From Karachi to Germany and back again
A lawyer and his family fled death threats in Pakistan and came to Germany. Now, they're being forced to go home. → Read More
Escaping Aleppo only to encounter violence in Germany
In Freital, Abu Hamid and his fellow refugees were attacked by right-wing Germans, who could be convicted of terrorism. → Read More
Clausnitz: When a mob awaited refugees in a German town
Once the face of anti-refugee sentiment in Germany, Clausnitz and its newcomers have learned to co-exist. → Read More
The 2015 murder of a four-year-old refugee in Berlin
At the start of the refugee crisis, dysfunction and danger awaited those registering for asylum in Germany. → Read More
35 years as a Mozambican immigrant in Germany
A child of former slaves, Ibraimo has encountered opportunities and racism in Germany, including the murder of a friend. → Read More
Revisiting Germany's xenophobic Rostock riots of 1992
The Rostock riots were the most disturbing resurgence of right-wing, xenophobic violence since the rise of Nazism. → Read More
Dorcas Kiteng'e: A victim of Kenya's doctors' strike
Dorcas, 25, died last week after struggling to find proper cancer treatment amid the government and doctors' standoff. → Read More
Permanent Displacement: Inside Kakuma, Kenya’s 25-Year-Old Refugee Camp
A solemn reminder of the permanence of humanity’s displaced masses. → Read More
Can Science Save Development Aid? —
Randomized controlled trials are the popular centerpiece of an emerging data-driven approach to figuring out precisely the best way to end… → Read More
Can Science Save Development Aid?
Randomized controlled trials are the popular centerpiece of an emerging data-driven approach to figuring out precisely the best way to end poverty. Can a return to the scientific method fix the global aid industry? → Read More
Controversial Railway Splits Kenya’s Parks, Threatens Wildlife
The line under construction in the modernizing nation will run through two national parks and has already disrupted elephant movements. → Read More
Mystery of the Rising Caribbean Lakes
Two lakes in the Caribbean are rising uncontrollably. Scientists think climate change may be to blame. But the evidence is counterintuitive. → Read More
Lions Are Wandering Out of Parks and Into Cities
In Kenya, residents are coming face to face with the wildlife that preceded them. It doesn't always end well. → Read More
Haitians in the Dominican Republic Deported From Their Own Country
The Dominican Republic built its economy on the backs of Haitian immigrants and their descendants. Now it wants them gone. → Read More
Deported From Their Own Country
The Dominican Republic built its economy on the backs of Haitian immigrants and their descendants. Now it wants them gone. → Read More
The Relentless Rise of Two Caribbean Lakes Baffles Scientists
In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, two lakes are flooding farmland, swallowing communities and leading to deforestation. → Read More