Nicholas Jahr

Nicholas Jahr is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn who worked as a long-term observer of Liberia's 2005 elections. He is a member of the editorial board of Jewish Currents, and a founding editor of the Crumpled Press.

The Supermodel vs. The Warlord The Supermodel vs. The Warlord

Whether former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave Naomi Campbell diamonds or not means little for his war crimes trial. In fact, the supermodel's testimony distracted from a wi...

Aug 24, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr

Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia’s ‘State Within a State’

Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia’s ‘State Within a State’ Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia’s ‘State Within a State’

Workers tapping rubber at the Firestone plantation in Liberia are struggling for better wages and working conditions—and pushing their employer to stop polluting the land and...

Jul 8, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr

Picking Up Where the Rainbow Left Off Picking Up Where the Rainbow Left Off

Conceived as a progressive challenge to the Democratic Leadership Council, in just under six months PDA has organized chapters in thirty-six states.

Jan 30, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas Jahr

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

It's the first three chapters of Yuri Olesha's Envy that really bite, that really get across the impotent sting of the emotion.

Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Jahr

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