Human Trafficking
A Reporter at Large
Should Hotel Chains Be Held Liable for Human Trafficking?
For decades, franchised hotels have been a common scene of sex-trafficking crimes in the U.S. A new legal strategy is targeting the corporations that collect royalties from them.
By Bernice Yeung
Dispatch
Three Seafarers Contend with the Trauma of a Five-Year Kidnapping in Somalia
A fellow former hostage visits Cambodia to talk about the struggle to recover from a harrowing shared experience.
By Michael Scott Moore
Blitt’s Kvetchbook
Matt Gaetz Explains the Conspiracy Meant to Take Him Down
So many deep staters to blame, so little time.
By Barry Blitt
Daily Comment
The Judicial System Finally Catches Up to Jeffrey Epstein
How was the multimillionaire hedge-fund manager able to carry on his lavish life style with impunity through the #MeToo movement and its fallout?
By Margaret Talbot
The Political Scene Podcast
The Trump Administration’s Plan to Deport Victims of Human Trafficking
Though the Administration says that it has made combatting human trafficking a priority, it has undermined a critical visa program designed to help victims.
The Political Scene Podcast
Donald Trump’s Skewed View of Human Trafficking at the Border
Jenna Krajeski joins Eric Lach to discuss how the President’s rhetoric may be making life harder for human-trafficking victims.
News Desk
The Hypocrisy of Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Argument for a Border Wall
The President has tried to establish himself as a crusader against trafficking, but he is grossly mischaracterizing the issue.
By Jenna Krajeski