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  • Institutionalized Investing

    I had read about the rise of institutional investors, mutual funds, pension funds and the like, but a NYT op-ed by Eric Posner, Fiona Scott Morton and Glen Weyl places that rise in terms that require thought, if not concern.  In 1950 institutional investors made up 7% of the market, today it is 70%. Among…

  • Human Trafficking–Some Stats

    Here are some statistics about human trafficking, statistics that require no commentary. <>79% of trafficked people are women and children <>Victims of trafficking are found in 106 of 193 countries <>  from 2012-14 the UN  Office on Drug and Crime estimated 0ver 500 flows of trafficking from 137 different nationalities <>Victims  are compelled to act…

  • Libyan Slave Market

    Once in a while in all I read to prepare for these pieces, I find myself in disbelief, encountering how evil humans can be. This week it was a story in The Guardian newspaper about what they called Libyan slave markets. Migrants, usually from West Africa, with little or cash and often with no papers,…

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