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Modern-Day Slavery: Alive and Well

Marc Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marc Gunther

The U.S. State Department this month published a report finding that more than 12 million people worldwide are victims of "trafficking in persons" -- trapped in forced labor, bonded labor or prostitution.

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A New Kind of Investing: The Philanthropy Secretariat in Liberia

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rahim Kanani

After 14 years of civil war, Liberia's democracy is just beginning to turn a new page, and a group of strategic international philanthropists are hoping to play a role in catalyzing that process.

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Sudan Now

John Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comprehensive Peace Agreement, u.s. Foreign Policy, Sudan Action Now, Darfur, Sudan Now, Sudan, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Enough Project, John Prendergast, Barack Obama, Humanity United, World News
John Norris

There has never been a more critical time in Sudan's history, nor a more acute opportunity for the U.S. to lead a bolder path forward, than right now.

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