BLACK MARKET

WORLDPOST
Nigeria's Floating (Read: Sinking) Naira
By Steve H. Hanke, Contributor
Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University...
WORLDPOST
We Should All Cry for Argentina's Economy
By Jordana Timerman, Contributor
Argentinian writer
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's incoming president has promised to shock the country's highly regulated economy into market-based reality. But, like many Argentines, I am concerned that the touted adjustment will come at a high cost to our most economically vulnerable citizens.
OWN
OWN
Ex-Model Reveals Horrors Of Getting Butt Enhancement Injections
By Lisa Capretto, OWN
To become a successful plus-size model, Anivia turned to the black market for injections that could give her a more curvaceous backside. It was "addictive," she says, and now the pain is both nonstop and excruciating.
WORLDPOST
Monkey Business: When Mexico Tried to Buy a Gorilla on the Black Market
By ADST, Contributor
American Diplomacy, Warts and All
TECH
Millions Of Instagram Users Are Just Spambots
By Alexandra Ma
Here's how to tell which of your followers are fake.
WORLDPOST
Blood, Pills, and Black Markets
By Donna A. Patterson, Contributor
author. speaker. associate professor of history. director of a...
Recent reports illuminate a growing black market trade in blood from Ebola survivors. Those with the desire and resources are buying blood in hopes of curing current infections or stockpiling for future infections.
POLITICS
Sleepless on 5th Avenue - iPhone 6 Buyers Appear to Be Trafficked Low-Wage Workers from New York's Chinatown
By Heather White, Contributor
Filmmaker and Network Fellow, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethic...
It was surprising that more than 90% of the people in line for the new iPhone in New York, wearing warm jackets and sitting in portable chairs, were Chinese. They weren't Chinese tourists or Chinese-Americans, but the workers you often see doing the lowest-wage jobs in Chinatown.
POLITICS
The UN Strikes Back at ISIL's Black Economy
By Luay Al Khatteeb, Contributor
Fellow at Columbia University - SIPA
The UN Security Council dramatically escalated the conflict with al Qaeda splinter groups by passing UN Resolution 2170. This UN Security Council is the latest in a series of draconian UN Resolutions against terror groups pursuant to its responsibility of forgotten obligations.
POLITICS
Colorado's Marijuana Black Market Is More Complicated Than It Looks
By Matt Ferner
TECH
360 Million Newly Stolen Credentials Being Sold On The Black Market
By Reuters, Reuters
He has not provided any information about the attacks to other cybersecurity firms or authorities but intends to alert the
WORLDPOST
Lebanon's Weed Trade Thrives In Chaos Of Syrian War
POLITICS
Buying Into a Bubble: The Black Market Dollar in Venezuela
By Mark Weisbrot, Contributor
Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Asset bubbles are as old as the market. They can have different origins and historical specifics, but the core dynamic is relatively simple: People buy something because its price is going up and they believe it will rise more.
WORLDPOST
Cultural Racketeering and Why it Matters: Robbing the World of History
By Deborah Lehr, Contributor
Senior Fellow, The Paulson Institute, CEO, Basilinna
Many of us are familiar with crimes committed by organized gangs, from drug running, the weapons trade, to the sex trade. However, there is one kind of crime, the looting and trade of antiquities that is on par with these abhorrent black market businesses, yet seldom discussed.
IMPACT
Recycle Yourself: Q&A With Transplant Surgeon Chris Barry
By The Morningside Post, Contributor
We are the SIPA platform for honest, genuine, and respectful v...
Throughout the United States, more than 115,000 people are currently waiting for organ transplants, and last year almost 7,000 individuals died waiting. Roughly the same number will die this year too. "That's equivalent to 13 747 jets filled to capacity crashing every year."
POLITICS
What Tobacco Tax Advocates Can Learn From American Drug Policy
By Keith Humphreys, Contributor
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Mental Health Policy, ...
Among my colleagues in the public health and addiction fields, I am nearly alone in disliking President Obama's proposed doubling of federal cigarette taxes. My reservations stem from the hard lessons of America's policy towards illegal drugs.
WEIRD NEWS
Paris Police Seize 60 Tons of Fake Stuff That's Not Legally Fake
By Tony Phillips, Contributor
Author/Executive Director of Kouros Phillips Development, Inc.
I read recently that authorities seized 60 tons of bootleg Eiffel Tower replicas from a warehouse near Le Bourget airport. We're talking about tin statuettes eight-centimeters in height.
SMALL BUSINESS
12 Bizarre Items You Won't Believe People Break The Law To Buy
By Harry Bradford
POST 50
Black Markets And Visa Runs: A Retire Overseas Vocabulary Lesson
By Kathleen Peddicord, Contributor
Publisher, Live and Invest Overseas
If you enjoy reading stories about the sea and sailing ships, you understand that, to do that, you need a special vocabulary. Read Joseph Conrad tales, for example, and you need to know that petty, poop, port and prop have specific meanings quite apart from what they might conjure up in another context. Similarly, when you move overseas you may need some new vocabulary.
CRIME
Small Screens, Big Business
By Arianna Huffington, Contributor
Founder, The Huffington Post; Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
In this week's issue, Gerry Smith looks at one of the less savory effects of recent technological innovation: the billion-dollar black market for stolen smartphones. And Lila Shapiro considers the career of former New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey, nearly a decade after he resigned with the admission that he was "a gay American."
COLLEGE
The Decriminalization Downfall
By The Brown Daily Herald, Contributor
Brown Univeristy's daily newspaper
Marijuana decriminalization is a tiny Band-Aid that has been touted as a quick fix for state governments across the country. Want to deal with overflowing prisons? Decriminalize. Want to make citizens happy? Decriminalize. Unfortunately, a Band-Aid is pretty bad at healing a bleeding artery
WORLDPOST
Venezuela: On the Death of Chávez and the Ailing Bolivar
By Steve H. Hanke, Contributor
Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University...
How can Venezuela stave off a currency crisis and place its economy back on a solid monetary foundation? The solution is simple: replace the bolivar with the U.S. dollar.
BUSINESS
Hurricane Sandy: Chinatown Black Market Emerges As Vendors Hawk Batteries, Candles, Outlets
By Alice Hines
"The prices aren't so crazy," said Lai. "They could be a lot worse. They're not selling batteries for $5 each." Less than
WORLDPOST
'Shocking Quantities' Of Rat Meat Sold Illegally In London Market
By Dominique Mosbergen
MONEY
10 Luxury Cars That Are Most Likely To Be Stolen
By Alicia Ciccone
Every 40 seconds a car in the United States is stolen, according to the most recent FBI data on auto theft. Which cars are
CRIME
Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge
By Andrew Lam, Contributor
Author
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal business in the world, according to the State Department. It ranks only second to drug trafficking in profitability, bringing in an estimated $32 billion annually.
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