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Yemen
Here are some facts about Yemen. They portray a country in worse shape than Syria, facts that are hard to accept, but still the reality, and a reality we ought to remember because so many lives are affected. <>OCHA (the office of coordination of human affairs) calls it the world’s largest food insecurity emergency <>17…
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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…
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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…
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