How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry

Will Sennott ProPublica
In recent years, the port of New Bedford has thrived, generating $11.1 billion in business revenue, jobs, taxes and personal income in 2018, according to one study. But a quiet shift is remaking the city and the industry that sustains it, realizing local fishermen’s deepest fears of losing control over their livelihood.

Modern Slavery and War Are Tightly Connected

Monti Datta, Angharad Smith and Kevin Bales The Conversation
Human beings are still bought, owned and sold in the 21st century. Many of the reasons trace back to causes like poverty, corruption and inequality. But they also stem from something less discussed: war.

Friday Nite Videos -- March 4, 2016

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The Man Who Knew Infinity. Donald Trump's Fascist Week. Bernie Sanders' Democratic Socialism. Are We Alone in the Universe? John Oliver | Donald Trump.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The true story of a poor, largely self-educated Indian genius who crashed the elite world of mathematics. Stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan.