There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery, and what he saw will shock you. ...

One hundred forty-three years after passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and 60 years after Article 4 of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights banned slavery and the slave trade worldwide, there are more slaves than at any time in human history -- 27 million.

Today’s slavery focuses on big profits and cheap lives. It is not about owning people like before, but about using them as completely disposable tools for ... Full Story »

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David Leonhardt
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by David Leonhardt - Sep. 1, 2009

I actually agree for the most part, although I inow some people will recoil at the use of the word "slavery" in this context.

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