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Be Honest: You Don't Care If Your Pretty Dress Was Made by Child Slaves

Julia Hartley-Brewer July 30, 2015
Global consumers regard child labor, human trafficking and slavery as despicable yet most do not stop to consider the source and low prices of high-fashion clothes with intricate details. Julia Hartley-Brewer, writing for the Telegraph, contends that “when it comes to modern-day slavery, we are modern-day hypocrites.” Clothing manufacturers locate factories in countries with low wages, like...

Zimbabwean Officials: American Man Wanted in Killing of Cecil the Lion

Don Melvin July 29, 2015
A wealthy Minnesota dentist – alleged to have paid $50,000 for baiting a beloved community lion in Zimbabwe to a nearby farm before shooting it with a bow and arrow and then tracking the wounded creature for 40 hours – is wanted by Zimbabwean authorities. US representatives are calling for an investigation, too. “Cecil, who was 13, was a prized lion in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, where...

Out of the Shadows, China Hackers Turn Cyber Gatekeepers

Paul Carsten and Gerry Shih July 20, 2015
Hackers roam the internet, searching for vulnerabilities. Governments and businesses anywhere in the world that don’t secure computer networks can anticipate intrusions. Under President Xi Jinping, China has made cybersecurity a priority and also monitors forums, media reports and communications passing within its borders. “As Chinese companies grapple with a sharp increase in the number of...

The New Ukrainian Exceptionalism

Matthew Rojansky and Mykhailo Minakov June 23, 2015
Ukraine struggles to survive as an independent nation against external and internal forces – Russia, the powerful neighbor next door, and Russian sympathizers throughout eastern Ukraine. “Russian-backed aggression, relentless propaganda and meddling in Ukraine’s domestic politics have pushed many Ukrainians to adopt a deeply polarized worldview, in which constructive criticism, dissenting views,...

FIFA Caught Offside as US Tackles Global Graft With Penalties in Mind

Tom Kutsch May 28, 2015
The United States demonstrated its global legal reach with arrests of international officials and announcement about efforts to stamp out cross-border bribery and financial corruption in soccer. Nine soccer officials and five marketing executives were named in the probe on racketeering, kickbacks, bribes and money-laundering. “This is a global investigation, and we live in a global marketplace,”...

Global Banks Admit Guilt in Forex Probe, Fined Nearly $6 Billion

Karen Freifeld, David Henry and Steve Slater May 21, 2015
Six major banks agreed to pay fines near $6 billion for the varying roles of their traders roles in alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates. “In total, authorities in the United States and Europe have fined seven banks over $10 billion for failing to stop traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange rates, which are used daily by millions of people from trillion-dollar investment...

Attacks in Denmark, France Stoke Fears of Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe

Beenish Ahmed March 30, 2015
Anti-Semitic crimes are on the rise in Europe for 2015. Anti-Semitism in Europe may have contributed to a rise in emigration to Israel. In 2014, 7,000 Jews left France for Israel. In the same year, immigration to Israel worldwide increased 32 percent from the previous year, reports Beenish Ahmed for ThinkProgress. In February, a Jewish guard was murdered at a Copenhagen synagogue after the murder...