Songs of a War Child
For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he’s become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones.
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The Tricks of the Trade Deals
This week, Congress will vote on three free trade agreements that are predicted to kill jobs and solidify corporate power. It’s our turn to have a say in how we trade.
Stop the Reefer Madness
Since its inception, the War on Drugs has cost millions of dollars and thousands of lives through violence and trafficking. The civilians caught in the crossfire say it’s time for change.
Why I’m Committed to Ending Child Marriage
100 million more girls worldwide will become child brides in the next decade. How we can give them a chance.
Will the Real Men Out There Please Stand Up?
Last week, anti-trafficking crusader Ashton Kutcher bungled an opportunity to show America how everyday sexual attitudes toward women encourage exploitation. It’s time for good men to buck up and speak out about what respect really means.
The Nigerian Connection
Every year, tens of thousands of West Africans migrate to Europe in search of a better life—a search that leads far too many Nigerian women to the sex trade of Southern Italy, where voodoo is sometimes used to keep them there.
Blood in the Mobile
The Congo is flush with gold, rubber, coltan, and other raw materials that form the luxuries of the Western world. Yet all these riches have bought its people is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the 21st century.
Think Outside the Bars
There are more African American men in prison or on probation or parole today than in slavery in 1850. Why real justice means fewer prisons.
Songs of a War Child
For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he’s become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones.
Plasticize Me
Will recent advances in human tissue preservation change the way we think about bodies, death, God… and China?
Peace on Earth
Years after the border sweeps and brothel raids rescue girls from the Indian sex trade, former child bride Shanta Sapkota carries on some of the hardest work when it comes to fighting sex trafficking—bringing Nepal’s lost daughters back to life.
