The Globalist

The American Civil War – then and now: A reflection 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death.

One large country and one small country both struggle with modern slavery.

The Boko Haram insurgency is worsening an already-grave problem facing Nigeria.

154 years after the abolition of serfdom, Russia is Europe’s most slave-holding nation, in modern terms.

10 facts on modern slavery in India and beyond.

Five countries account for over 60% of the 35.8 million people worldwide trapped in modern slavery.

The rift between African-Americans and recent African immigrants to the United States.

How are U.S. “gun rights” today an extension of a right created to preserve slavery?

What role did the famous author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” play in the debate over American slavery?

How does the history of the U.S. national anthem reflect the country’s long struggle with racial, economic and gender inequality?