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What’s in Alabama’s new state constitution of 2022? What’s changed?
January 23, 2023

What’s in Alabama’s new state constitution of 2022? What’s changed?

Rep. Merika Coleman, the Birmingham Democrat who spearheaded Alabama’s new state constitution, said she’s tired of the South’s national image. …

Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated
January 23, 2023

Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated

Out of five states that put measures to voters on the subject, Louisiana voters were the only ones to vote …

U.S. says Chinese lithium-ion batteries are made with child labour as trade war spills into EVs
January 23, 2023

U.S. says Chinese lithium-ion batteries are made with child labour as trade war spills into EVs

The U.S. government’s decision to tie a generous electric-vehicle subsidy to inputs from friendly countries was an obvious attempt to …

January 23, 2023

Cobalt Mining: The Dark Side of the Renewable Energy Transition

Cobalt is quickly becoming the defining example of the mineral conundrum at the heart of the renewable energy transition. As …

Loving Thy Neighbor VS Upgrading Your IPhone
January 23, 2023

Loving Thy Neighbor VS Upgrading Your IPhone

The foundation of any good Sunday school education is the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). In the parable, a …

How Is Your Phone Powered? Problematically.
January 23, 2023

How Is Your Phone Powered? Problematically.

Despite big companies’ pledges to crack down on exploitative practices, much cobalt mining remains unsafe and unregulated.Credit…Ashley Gilbertson for The …

Testimony: China-backed cobalt mines in Congo exploit 40,000 child workers
January 23, 2023

Testimony: China-backed cobalt mines in Congo exploit 40,000 child workers

Congolese civil rights attorney Hervé Diakiese Kyungu testifying on July 14, 2022, at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. on …

January 23, 2023

Menschenhandel, Ausbeutung von ukrainischen Flüchtlingen nehmen zu

Der Handel von Ukrainern ist bereits weit verbreitet, und kriminelle Netzwerke operieren zwischen der Ukraine, Europa und Zentralasien. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL A. …

January 23, 2023

Trafic d’êtres humains : les réfugiés ukrainiens dans le piège des petites annonces en ligne

8,3 millions d’Ukrainiens ont fui la guerre depuis le début du conflit en février 2022 et 80% d’entre eux sont …

January 23, 2023

Trafficking and sexual exploitation of Ukrainian refugees on the rise

The trafficking of Ukrainian victims is already well established and criminal networks operate between Ukraine and countries in Europe and …