On AlterNet: slavery

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "slavery"

Sugar High: The Dark History and Nasty Methods Used to Feed Our Sweet Tooth

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. January 20, 2012.

Sugar is now 20 percent of the American diet, but it's not just our health that suffers from its pervasiveness.

What You Didn't Know About the South: Surprises from a White Southerner

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. December 30, 2011.

“The South” is an idea too often wrapped in a fog that emanates from the left as well as the right.

Why the White South Is Still in Denial About Slavery

Peter Birkenhead, Salon. December 28, 2011.

On a trip through the South, Civil War culture is presented as "authentic." They just leave out the slavery part.

Inside Angola: Faith-Based Slavery in a Louisiana Prison

Liliana Segura, Colorlines.com. August 11, 2011.

The country's largest maximum security prison features a private golf course, an evangelical Christian warden, and has been compared to a slave plantation.

Shocking New Report: Safest Place To Be a Black Man Is in Prison

Rae Gomes, AlterNet. July 29, 2011.

A new study says the "big house" is the safest place to be a black man.

Forced Labor? Georgia's Anti-Immigrant Law Is Pushing Probationers Into Farm Work

s.e. smith, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

Draconian anti-immigrant laws have pushed immigrants out of farm work in Georgia. The solution? Push people on probation into those jobs.

Teens Locked Up and Forced to Give Birth to Kids Sold into Slavery -- How Can This Happen, and What Can We Do About It?

Jessica Mack, AlterNet. June 10, 2011.

Last week, BBC broke the story of what has been dubbed a "baby farm" in southern Nigeria. Now that we know this, what are we going to do about it?

Why Our 21st Century Slave Society Can't Last

Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee. May 30, 2011.

We're the slave masters of energy-driven gadgets that replace human labor. But don't count on it sticking around.

Why The Fiery Trial, on Lincoln's Changing Views of Slavery, Deserves Its Pulitzer

Tristero, Hullabaloo. April 19, 2011.

Why you should read the excellent political tome on the great President's capacity for change.

Heritage of Shame: Events Celebrating Secession Glorify the South's Defense of Slavery

Mark Potok, Other Words. January 21, 2011.

The events are effectively glorifying the South's defense of slavery and the white supremacist doctrine that underpinned it.

The Chocolate You Eat Is Likely Made by Enslaved Children

Andrew Korfhage, Other Words. October 18, 2010.

On Halloween much of the chocolate Americans will hand out to trick-or-treaters will be tainted by the labor of enslaved children.

There Are Modern Day Slaves -- In America

Greg Kaufmann, The Nation. June 16, 2010.

The United States is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons.

Modern Day Slavery in America -- Over 300,000 U.S. Children Fall Prey to Sex Trafficking

Dan Rather, Huffington Post. May 19, 2010.

People may have trouble believing that child prostitution has become a national problem -- but it's on the verge of becoming out of control.

Glenn Beck Defends Founding Fathers' Decision to Count African-Americans as Three-Fifths of a Person

Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress. December 16, 2009.

Just when you thought he couldn't reach a new low...

Why Fanaticism Can Be a Good Thing

Rebecca Solnit, Comment Is Free. December 1, 2009.

It's popular to think the world gets changed by delightful people, but agents of change are often obsessive, intransigent, unreasonable, and demanding.

Dubai May Finally Be Broke, But It's Been Morally Bankrupt All Along

Johann Hari, AlterNet. November 30, 2009.

Yes, it has Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts and the Gucci styles, but beneath these accouterments, there is a dictatorship built by slaves.

Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Horrifying Images of African-American Mothers?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. November 30, 2009.

With Michelle Obama in the White House, I expected a resurgence of the Claire Huxtable stereotype. Instead, hideous depictions of abusive, irresponsible black moms are everywhere.

Arguments Against "Birth Right" Citizenship Run Against Constitutional Principles

Elizabeth B. Wydra, Immigration Policy Center. September 17, 2009.

For over a decade bills have been introduced in Congress to end automatic citizenship for persons born on U.S. soil to parents who are in the country illegally.

Under Guise of Combating Slavery, One Human Rights Group Is Colluding With the Exploitative Chocolate Industry

Christian Parenti, Democracy Now!. September 14, 2009.

Kevin Bales, founder of Free the Slaves, champions his reform of the chocolate industry and halting child labor in West Africa. But no such thing has happened.

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.

Ben Skinner spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives.

'Moon': New Sci-Fi Movie Indicts Our Culture of Exploitation

Michael Dudley, AlterNet. July 22, 2009.

Duncan Jones' new film raises profound questions about the nature of our identities, as well as our relationships to our institutions.

After Casting Sole No Vote on Slavery Memorial, Rep. King Keeps Digging Deeper

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. July 9, 2009.

This is one contorted excuse.

U.S. Senate Votes Formal Apology for Slavery

Agence France Presse June 18, 2009.

The resolution apologes for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery" of African-Americans.

Human Slavery Is Thriving in the Shadows

Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News. February 23, 2009.

Over 10 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking.

How Obama Can Help Redeem the White House

Amy Goodman, Truthdig. November 13, 2008.

On Inauguration Day, Obama could outlaw torture. It would be a tribute to those slaves who built his new home, the White House.