Jason Hickel was born in Swaziland (now Eswatini) in 1982. An economic anthropologist, his research focuses on global inequality. He serves on the advisory board of the Green New Deal for Europe.
I was kidnapped as a toddler in Eswatini. I was in a shop with my dad when someone plucked me up and ran. My dad chased him through the streets and the guy dropped me. Apparently I was relaxed about it, but my dad must have been terrified.
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