"Price of Sugar" a worthy look at slave labor
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LOS ANGELES  - A number of documentaries during the past few years have taken aim at the bad behavior of American government and business. Many of these focus on Iraq, but "The Price of Sugar" travels to another part of the world, where American policies have not always fostered decency or compassion.
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In Maryland, the Wye House plantation offers a time capsule to archaeologists reconstructing the culture of slavery in America.
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"Trade" is about the kidnapping and selling of girls and boys into sex slavery, a crime that goes on all over the world &#151; including the United States, you may be surprised to learn.
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How a Dutch filmmaker became a campaigning candy man when he discovered that chocolate being sold in his country's stores was made by child slaves
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Over more than three centuries, more than 12 million Africans were loaded on ships, bound for the Americas to be slaves.
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Grand lessons from grand larceny: An inspiring tale for today's youth.
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Despite its flaws, the Jamestown Settlementâs exhibition does much to spur a greater understanding of the history behind the first English colony in the Americas.
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Fools share their thoughts on ethanol and energy.
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The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday, Feb. 8:  Do people earning more than $200,000 a year deserve a welfare check from Uncle Sam? Of course not.
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By By Melanie Sill, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun.
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The CNN-YouTube Democratic debate is under way  marking the first time that a journalist or a professional has not dictated what is asked of the candidates. The control is solely in the voters' hands -- and then candidates were asked about slavery reparations.
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Human Rights Watch on the frontlines of the child labor battle.
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Earnings are evidence that rising commodities aren't always simple.
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How the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles data on pharmaceutical prices.
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Eighteen years ago, Tony Akeem organized a ceremony in New York City to honor the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade. Similar observances have since spread around the world.
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Sportswriter William C. Rhoden will join Michelle Singletary for a discussion about his book "Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete."
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Today Jonathan Moore  and I headed over to LinuxWorld after lunch to see what kind of cool hardware and Linux hacks they had on the expo floor.  Only $15 to get in the door so I figure why not.  I'm a bit of a privacy freak.  When you're trading some security for liberty there are situations where it *might* be worth it.  In situations of extreme violence having the police by your side might be a good idea.    I think we can all agree that trading liberty for *nothing* isn't worth it. This country was *founded* on liberty after the British were abusing their colonial powers.  Every true American should cherish their liberty and think long and hard about just turning them over for no reason.  ...