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Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:00 AM

Modern slaves

Hardly a thing of the past, slavery thrives in our world. Investigative reporter Benjamin Skinner tells Salon the shocking truth about human trafficking.
By Hannah Wallace

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  • Thursday, March 27, 2008 08:51 AM

    This problem may be self correcting...

    ...as the economies in these places evolve. Once the appropriate financial institutions are in place, these people will be enslaved in a way that everybody accepts: with mortgages on depreciating houses and credit cards with 29% interest. They'll get to hold money for a little while before they give it back.

    Now THAT'S freedom.

    —AmazingRuss Read AmazingRuss's other letters

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