Allison Jackson

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

Cities have finally found a better way to reach the homeless

Allison Jackson

Apr 1, 2016

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

Allison Jackson

Mar 18, 2016

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

Allison Jackson

Mar 10, 2016

The cruel irony behind the most powerful passports in the world

Allison Jackson

Mar 4, 2016

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

Allison Jackson

Feb 7, 2016

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

Allison Jackson

Jan 27, 2016

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

Allison Jackson

Jan 24, 2016

7 harvest festivals around the world that make Thanksgiving look boring

Allison Jackson

Nov 27, 2015

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

Allison Jackson

Nov 20, 2015

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

Allison Jackson

Nov 5, 2015

Did Mexico legalize marijuana yesterday?

Allison Jackson

Nov 5, 2015

Activism + Politics

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

Allison Jackson

Oct 30, 2015

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

Allison Jackson

Oct 23, 2015

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

Allison Jackson

Oct 17, 2015

Activism + Politics

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

Allison Jackson

Oct 14, 2015

Electronics / Software / Apps

Australia is betting your smartphone can save you from shark attacks

Allison Jackson

Sep 30, 2015

The EU’s migration crisis explained in 6 tragic facts

Allison Jackson

Aug 28, 2015

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

Allison Jackson

Aug 19, 2015

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