January 18, 2016 Cazzie Reyes Opinion

Justifying Human Trafficking: The Mind of a Trafficker

Justifying Human Trafficking discusses the different actors and structures that sustain human trafficking. Part 1 takes a look at traffickers and mechanisms used to justify actions.

January 14, 2016 Mariah Long Opinion

Where's the Line When It Comes to Child Labor

The line can get blurry when it comes to determining which cases of child labor in fact, illegal.

December 31, 2015 Mariah Long Opinion

Resolutions to End Slavery

December 21, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Opinion

Gang Prevention and Intervention Programs

In this post, we’ll take a look at gang prevention and intervention programs: the vulnerabilities they address, methods and potential applicability to anti-human trafficking work.

December 03, 2015 Mariah Long Opinion

How a Twitter Story Made You Aware of Sex Trafficking

Her storytelling perfectly captured how blurry and confusing the lines can get for people when it comes to sex trafficking.

December 02, 2015 Caleb Benadum Opinion

Human Trafficking, Refugees and Displaced Persons: What Terms to Use

In the last nine months, the press has put some miles on the word “refugee.”

November 30, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Opinion

Trafficker Prevention

Why do people end up trafficking others, and what is being done to stop people from being traffickers?

November 23, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Opinion

Backpage.com v. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart

In late June 2015, Dart sent letters asking Visa and MasterCard to stop allowing their cards be used to pay for sex ads on Backpage.com.

November 02, 2015 Cazzie Reyes Opinion

How It's Made: Child Labor Tarnished Jewelry

Behind the glitter and sparkle are the forced child laborers toiling in mines to produce these beautiful items.

October 29, 2015 Mariah Long Opinion

Slave Free Gift Planning

Nothing says "I love you" like a gift made with forced labor. Said no one ever.