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Germany: The Gig Economy of Criminals

Michael Stehle - December 7, 2021. Published in Die Zeit

[E]ven criminals are discovering the advantages of gig work and digitalization.

Germany: Trump Surprisingly Meets Kim

Robin Koerner - June 4, 2018. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung

United Kingdom: Kim Kardashian Chatting Politics at the White House Makes a Mockery of America’s Democracy

Lalatendu Das - May 31, 2018. Published in Independent

This spectacle only reinforces the idea that wealth and fame can buy you inordinate amounts of power.

Spain: Isolation and Confinement

Robin Koerner - April 10, 2016. Published in El País

After the death penalty, the most severe punishment a prisoner can face is solitary confinement — a means of keeping order in prisons whose effectiveness is being called into question.

Spain: The U.S. Prison Crisis

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2015. Published in El País

Germany: Arrest, Condemn, Incarcerate

Robin Koerner - July 28, 2015. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Racism rules the system. Obama's planned reform is overdue – and is not enough.

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