Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
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Exposed: Leaks Reveal 22,000 Tax Haven Clients in China and Hong Kong
China has emerged as a leading source of new offshore clients.
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Just Don't Talk About Power: Exposing the Davos Class
A new report by the Transnational Institute makes clear that the widening gulf between rich and poor is closely tied to an economic system that favors corporate rights over human rights.
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Crashing the Party at Davos: It's Time to Seize Power on the Mountaintop
Humanity does have a chance at survival: it just lies at much lower altitudes in the social hierarchy than the crowd now patting themselves on the back at the World Economic Form in Davos.
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Confronting the Specter of Corporate and Police Spying
Corporations would like activists and others to remain in the dark about the extent to which they are keeping tabs on their opponents and critics, but there are cracks in the wall.
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For the First Time, Majority of Congress is Worth $1M or More
Financial-disclosure forms show that a majority of Congress members are millionaires, and experts say there is a growing concern about the disconnect between lawmakers and average Americans.
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Davos Report: World's 85 Richest have Same Wealth As All of Bottom 50 Percent
The world's elite have rigged laws in their own favor, undermining democracy and creating a chasm of inequality across the globe.
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From Austerity to Abundance: Why I Am Running for California Treasurer
The state cannot solve its budget problems by slashing services that have already been cut to the bone or raising sales taxes that hurt the poor far more than the rich.
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Revealed: Top U.S. Corporations Funneled $185 Million to Political Nonprofits
An analysis of company disclosures reveals a steady flow of cash from corporations to social welfare organizations and trade associations.
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Web of Resistance: How the End of Net Neutrality Marks the Next Battle for the 99%
Net neutrality is essential for the exercise of free speech online. If access to the open Internet isn't guaranteed, freedom of speech can't be guaranteed, either.
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How Occupy the S.E.C. has Impacted the Volcker Rule, Fueling Insitutional Support
In terms of historical comparisons, Occupy the S.E.C. reminds me of various elements of populism that the United States experienced at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.