Karen J. Coates is an independent journalist in New Mexico. She and her husband, Jerry Redfern, are producing a documentary film based on their latest book, Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos.
Karen J. Coates
London: A Testament to Survival
England is a lesson on the longevity of our planet, the tenacity of our species, and our need, as human beings, to connect.
by Karen J. Coates | Friday, September 25, 2020
Cambodia: Gambling on the Future
Sihanoukville is rapidly being remade into a modern playground for the rich, thanks to investment from China
by Karen J. Coates | Monday, June 03, 2019
Laos: What Lies Beneath
Clearing a decade of American bombs in Laos
by Karen J. Coates | Monday, December 04, 2017
East Timor: Mountain of Memory
Long ago, the country was home to lush rainforests, but during successive foreign occupations, loggers stripped away much of its tree canopy
by Karen J. Coates | Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Trust Yourself
by Karen J. Coates | Monday, October 03, 2016
Hunger Pangs
What it means to want in a world of plenty