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Ep 36 – Slaves to Progress (Part 1 of 2)
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Aug 9, 2018 at 7:01 am.
Pirates
Slaves by the Numbers
Diversity of Products
The "Third World" and the Environment
Vicious Cycle
Global Demand; Local Conflict
Conflict Mineral Supply Chain
Debt Path to Slavery
Malaysia
Vulnerability through Migration
Seafood
What are Rights?
Benevolence of Jobs?
Thinking in Aggregates
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Episode 36 - "Slaves to Progress (Part 1 of 2)"
Despite universal condemnation of slavery, there are more slaves than ever before. They are cheaper (and more disposable) than they ever have been. Who are these people toiling without rest and what forces bind them? Can economic expansion find innovative solutions to this age-old problem? Or is slavery itself built into the foundation of our modern economy?
We will explore these questions and more, as well as the connections between slavery and environmental destruction, migration, and the products we consume daily.
This is the first of a two part series.
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