Five lessons from the Thai cave rescue
This was something more than a simple (if uplifting) story of heroism
The Thai cave rescue united people across the world in a celebration of our common humanity - but it also helps expose some of our blind spots. Here are five ways in which this was something more than a simple (if uplifting) story of heroism.
1. The first - and most important - responders are always local
When tragedies and disasters happen in the developing world, the western media tends to place the ...