Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
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The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago. In 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges
For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.
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More Families are sleeping in New York City Homeless Shelters Than Ever Before
In January 53,615 people stayed overnight in city facilities.
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Vermont Votes for Public Banking
Fifteen towns approved a resolution that would establish a bank that works for people of Vermont, not Wall Street.
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British Activist Indicts Government Officials for Enabling War Crimes
Daniel Ashman is asserting lawful necessity, a legal argument that allows you to break laws to uphold or prevent far worse crimes.
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A Solar Barn Raising Movement Grows In New Hampshire
Energy raisers are banding together to complete solar projects, and strengthening communities in the process.
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FBI Investigates Private Prison Giant Running "Gladiator School" in Idaho
Corrections Corporation of America's prison in Boise earned the moniker because of its high rates of violence.
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Turning the Page, U.S. Soldiers Home From War Rebound Through Writing
Putting the experience of war into words on the page has emerged as a popular form of therapy for growing numbers of veterans.
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Why Does A College President Make 170 Times More than Adjunct Professors?
Some of the nation’s poorest people work in higher education.
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How the U.S. Deported One of Its Own Citizens
Could it happen to you?