Abigail Higgins

This Is Congo’s Ninth Ebola Outbreak. They Got This.

An outbreak of the deadly virus in Congo could be…

Is Poverty Porn A Necessary Evil?

Guilt-inducing images of black and brown people help charitable aid organizations rack in money. But only in the short run.

Essay

Facebook Doesn’t Need To Engineer World Peace, But It Doesn’t Have To Fuel Violence

In the U.S. and the U.K., companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica might be complicit in…

Opinion

How Should Nick Kristof Report On “The World’s Most Wretched Country?”

8 Tips For Journalism In Calamitous Times

How might we cover calamity differently? How can we cover…

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The Refugee Issue

Why Uganda Is An Unexpected Haven for Refugees

Uganda’s liberal…

The Refugee Issue

“My Apartment Building Is Full of Women Worrying About What Is Next”