Fascinating article on fraud and data manipulation in the social sciences, and one man’s quest to expose it.
More slaves today than at any point in human history
“There are more slaves today than at any point in human history – 27 million worldwide. The best numbers on the subject reflect that 1-1.2 million children are trafficked every year, and 100,000 human trafficking victims are currently in the United States. After drug dealing, human trafficking (both sex trafficking and trafficking for forced labor) is tied with the illegal arms industry as the second largest criminal industry in the world today, and it’s the fastest growing. 80% of trafficking victims are women and girls. “
http://www.alternet.org/investigations/there-are-now-more-slaves-any-point-human-history
