On the Bits blog, Quentin Hardy reports on some chilling statistics about the economics of slavery, from a foundation financed by a New York company that analyzes data for business intelligence. While slavery is illegal across the globe, the SumAll Foundation noted, there are 27 million slaves worldwide, more than in 1860. Most are held in bonded servitude, particularly after taking loans they could not repay. Read more »
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