Gabriel Kahn, a former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, is a professor at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. He writes frequently about the intersection of economics and the environment. His work has appeared in Pacific Standard, Slate, and Los Angeles Magazine, as well as other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.
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