How Our Modern Lifestyles Perpetuate Slavery
“Human trafficking” brings to mind sex slavery and extreme human rights abuses. But an equally pernicious, lesser-known form of slavery persists in the U.S. and elsewhere.
How Our Modern Lifestyles Perpetuate Slavery
Violence
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Inside Kashmir—A Heroic Fight for Justice
Razia Sultan has faced persecution, imprisonment, and torture in Kashmir since she was 16 years old. Her courageous story highlights how India’s military occupation of Kashmir has impacted the region’s women and shaped their struggles for survival and dignity.
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The Revolutionary Power of Andean Folk Tales
Stories shared by diverse oppressed peoples of the Andes during Spanish colonialism gave witness to their suffering and helped to unite them in the face of exploitation.
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In a Genocide, Who Are the Morally Upright?
A Georgia State anthropologist explores what motivated rescuers during the Rwandan genocide—and what their stories reveal about courage and selflessness in the midst of total destruction.
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How Rumors Tap and Fuel Anxieties in the Internet Age
Viral fake-news stories like Pizzagate are having a surprisingly significant influence, and they are only going to proliferate.
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Black Lives Matter and Reflections from a Civil War
The everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.