Leaving Lebanon

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Protests, power cuts and bank hold-ups – Lebanon was already struggling before the 2020 port explosion that devasted its capital, Beirut, but now it’s in a desperate economic collapse. The Lebanese people are struggling to buy basic food and medicine. And the country also hosts t ...  Show more

Lebanon’s economy in free fall for two years, it is now a crisis; Country is on the brink of collapse.  NYC hits top earners with tax hike, prompting some to leave.  150-day life and death battle for woman ravaged by COVID.  NYC’s Eric Adams disagrees with De Blasio’s schoo ...  Show more

A year after Beirut’s deadly port explosion, Lebanon’s economy is in freefall and protesters have hit the streets. Journalist Rebecca Collard gives us the backstory.