Articles by Esther Yu-Hsi Lee

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This Photo Is Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee – Think Progress, 6 Jun 2016

“I took hold of the forearm of the baby and pulled the light body protectively into my arms at once, as if it were still alive,” Martin, a music therapist by trade and a father of three, said. “It held out its arms with tiny fingers into the air, the sun shone into its bright, friendly but motionless eyes.” Martin added, “I wanted to scream, but I decided to sing instead, in order to calm myself and the baby which should never have died — and to give some kind of expression to this incomprehensible, heartbreaking moment.”

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The Paradox of Congo: How the World’s Wealthiest Country Became Home to the World’s Poorest People
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee – Think Progress, 30 May 2016

In the DRC, the vast majority of people live in extreme poverty, earning only around $400 a year. The country is reeling from instability, hunger, and disease. One in seven children dies before they turn 5 years old. And more than 5.4 million people have died since 1993 because of armed conflict. “Why are we living through hell in paradise?”

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Millions Spent Lobbying by US Private Prison Corporations to Keep a Quota of Arrested Immigrants, Report Says
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee – Think Progres, 20 Apr 2015

Private prison corporations spent $11 million over six years to lobby Congress to keep immigrants in detention centers, a new report released Wednesday [15 Apr 2016] found.

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