Allison Jackson

I'm a GlobalPost breaking news writer based in Mexico. Before moving here, I was the AFP China economics correspondent in Beijing.

Human Rights

Cities have finally found a better way to reach the homeless

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Healthcare

Why are Thailand’s monks so fat they need to wear special girdles?

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Human Rights

How one wrong word made Australia’s migration agency look like Holocaust deniers

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World Events

The cruel irony behind the most powerful passports in the world

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World Events

Why many Chinese migrant workers won’t return from the New Year holiday

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David Cameron found out the hard way that Muslim women are not #TraditionallySubmissive

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World Events

Time to freak out: 4 reasons the global economy is screwed

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Festivals

7 harvest festivals around the world that make Thanksgiving look boring

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Women will start earning as much money as men do in 2133

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Guinness is going vegan. Here’s the gross ingredient they have to replace first.

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Did Mexico legalize marijuana yesterday?

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Activism + Politics

It might be too late to fix what China’s one-child policy broke

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Australia plans to kill two million feral cats. Before you get mad, hear them out.

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Climate Change

What climate change? Here’s how Australia is bucking the clean-energy trend.

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Activism + Politics

5 things other countries do that could change American minds about socialism

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Electronics / Software / Apps

Australia is betting your smartphone can save you from shark attacks

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World Events

The EU’s migration crisis explained in 6 tragic facts

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Festivals

Is it time to put a stop to bull running and bullfighting in Spain?

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