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Author: Sterling Carter

Sterling Carter writes on the intersection of political economy, arts and culture, and human rights. He has over five years’ experience on African development, violence and conflict with organizations including Human Rights Watch, Global Witness, and Search for Common Ground. He is originally from Flora, Indiana but pulled up stakes long ago.

Touring Mbare Township (Part One)

08/01/2014

Comrades in arms separated by the melanin in their skin. Sterling Carter visits the war graves of Mbare, Zimbabwe....

A picture of Rhodesian Rail's Zimbabwe train

Ridin’ the Rhodesian Rails

31/12/2013

Maybe a cow on the track, or an elephant. We're certainly far enough out to see some. Sterling Carter enjoys the scenery on a rail journey through Zimbabwe....

Bombino : The Magic Hat [Live]

24/12/2013

This is the music of the desert, the kind played around a fire while the stars shine brighter than anywhere else in the world....

Spooks in the Machine : The NSA and Gaming

21/12/2013

While the leaks continue to prove the extent to which American spy agencies are willing to circumvent and undercut civil liberties, what is more shocking is just how paranoid and out of touch spy...

Detroit : How Good is it Really?

03/12/2013

Get in while the dirt and the grime is still a part of the city. You can’t understand Detroit without it, and once it’s gone, the city will be that much poorer....

A screengrab of Detroit from Google Maps

Detroit : Just how bad is it really?

25/11/2013

How did Detroit go from industrial behemoth to Mad Max-inspired wasteland? Does it really play host to a secret race of mole-people? Just how bad is it really?...

A False Sense of Security

16/11/2013

Two years ago, I left the US for Europe and Africa. Upon my return, I found a nation that had traded away vaunted ideals for a false sense of security....

The People on the Bus

01/10/2013

She didn't want to talk to anyone, in case they tried to sell her into slavery. I assured her that if she wanted to speak to me, that I would get the best price I could...