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Sex Trafficking
June 25, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Justice Department’s Fake Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Newspapers love a good “Feds take down sex trafficking” story, even if there are no sex traffickers actually taken down.
February 18, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Trump Administration Finally Broke the Anti-Trafficking Movement
The bipartisan movement to “combat trafficking” was built on many of the same superficialities as the First Family, but everyone has their limit.
July 3, 2019
Magazine
J.C. Pan
Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism
Crank ideas have always flourished in times of great instability and inequality.
December 4, 2014
Juan David Romero
Why Do We Treat Child Sex-Trafficking Victims Like Criminals?
D.C. just fixed its law. More than half of U.S. states still haven't.
March 27, 2013
Stanley Kauffmann
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