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Linking geographic concepts to human and environmental issues
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The U.S. economy once worked like a finely meshed machine. That is not true anymore. The U.S. economy is still a powerful engine, but workers aren’t seeing the benefits, less-educated men are struggling, and the rich have disconnected from everyone else. Via Seth Dixon 
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December 16, 2012 3:39 PM
The problems with the economy are not universally spread throughout society. Certain segments are impacted more than others by the current struggles, especially when with look at axes of identity, such as class, gender and ethnicity. While planning on a blue-collar job in the 1950s could have been a solid career plan for a young man in the United States, not so in the 21st century. Delete the scoop?
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Although slavery is no longer legal there are still millions of people living in slavery today. One place and industry where slaves still exist is the cocoa ...
The world's leading producer of cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire and dirty secret is that slavery is commonplace on cocoa plantations in West Africa. Children are smuggled from countries such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso and then are placed on remote, isolated plantations. While statistics are all guesstimates, this video is purporting that 35% of the world's chocolate is produced by slave labor (I've seen higher estimates). What factors lead to this horrific condition? How is this a geographic issue? Via Seth Dixon 
Arlis Groves's comment,
February 28, 2012 12:09 AM
Thanks, Seth. I ordered this DVD last year but can't find it just now, so I'm glad you posted it. A colleague used it as part of a human rights unit in her AVID class which culminated in a socratic seminar. The discussion was thoughtful and informed.
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February 28, 2012 12:11 AM
Ah, I mean Karen. I see that my direct rescoop it from your site. Thanks. Arlis
ethne staniland's curator insight,
May 16, 11:58 AM
Not so much for the children but interesting none the less. Delete the scoop?
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Although slavery is no longer legal there are still millions of people living in slavery today. One place and industry where slaves still exist is the cocoa ...
The world's leading producer of cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire and dirty secret is that slavery is commonplace on cocoa plantations in West Africa. Children are smuggled from countries such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso and then are placed on remote, isolated plantations. While statistics are all guesstimates, this video is purporting that 35% of the world's chocolate is produced by slave labor (I've seen higher estimates). What factors lead to this horrific condition? How is this a geographic issue? Via Seth Dixon
Arlis Groves's comment,
February 28, 2012 12:09 AM
Thanks, Seth. I ordered this DVD last year but can't find it just now, so I'm glad you posted it. A colleague used it as part of a human rights unit in her AVID class which culminated in a socratic seminar. The discussion was thoughtful and informed.
Arlis Groves's comment,
February 28, 2012 12:11 AM
Ah, I mean Karen. I see that my direct rescoop it from your site. Thanks. Arlis
ethne staniland's curator insight,
May 16, 11:58 AM
Not so much for the children but interesting none the less. Delete the scoop?
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