The yacht and the dinghy in the Aegean: a perfect allegory for the migrant crisis

Iranian migrants paddle a tiny dinghy from Turkey to the Greek island Kos, while a vast yacht passes by in a powerful photo that speaks volumes about the situation

It’s a picture of courage. A picture of the human capacity for hope and endurance.

But it is also a picture of cold disregard, sleek injustice, and a desperately unequal world.

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