Beneath the Barcode

A new interactive photo exhibit featuring the work of U.R. Romano examines the child labor hidden in the supply chains of popular products we all use.

CommentaryLen MorrisNovember 21, 2018child labor, cocoa, West Africa, chocolateComment

Every Day is Children's Day

Today is Universal Children’s Day - a chance to think about what childhood means, and what we owe our children.

CommentaryLen MorrisNovember 20, 2018Universal Children's DayComment

100 Years Later

Two photographs - one hundred years apart. Child labor is still a reality in U.S. fields, due to a crucial loophole in the law.

Commentary, MVC News, US NewsLen MorrisNovember 14, 2018agriculture, child labor, advocacy, lobbyingComment

The President's War on Children

Ginning up the fears of his base, President Trump fantasizes about a caravan of asylum-seekers “invading” the country, a threat he is apparently prepared to meet by wasting the time and resources of active-duty military personnel. But who are these people really? Drug-dealers and murderers, or families fleeing gang violence?

Children's Rights are Human Rights

The Courts and Congress should hold Trump and his coterie accountable. Despite their protestations, this isn’t policy for the benefit of America’s security, this is criminal behavior that should not go unpunished.

US NewsLen MorrisAugust 24, 2018United States, deportation, immigration, incarcerationComment

Nearly 5,000 Child Labor Victims Discovered in Venezuela

International NewsLen MorrisJuly 3, 2018venezuelaComment

Reparations and Reconciliation

Why would a white person call the cops because a 12-year-old black boy is mowing the lawn in her neighborhood? It would be funny, if it weren’t so frightening. Is there something that could be done to stop the madness?

Commentary, US NewsPetra LentJuly 3, 2018#LivingWhileBlack, genocide, slaveryComment

Reid Maki: On the Legality of Children in Tobacco

US NewsLen MorrisJuly 2, 2018Child Labor CoalitionComment

The Business of Human Rights at the End of the Line

Commentary, US NewsLen MorrisMay 10, 2018reports, child laborComment

A Letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA

Read the letter sent by over a hundred organizations to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, opposing changes proposed to the Worker Protection Standard and Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule.

Commentary, US NewsLen MorrisApril 3, 2018EPAComment

The Hidden Cost of Jewelry

About 90 million carats of rough diamonds and 1,600 tons of gold are mined for jewelry every year, generating over US $300 billion in revenue.

Commentary, International NewsRachel KreidbergFebruary 14, 2018jewlery, Human Rights Watch, United StatesComment

Children in the Fields: The Facts You Should Know

The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled its intention to review and roll back key protections for children exposed to pesticides in American agriculture.

Commentary, US NewsLen MorrisFebruary 6, 2018EPA, agriculture, pesticides, AFOPComment

The Endless Cycle of Slum Clearances

For years, the authorities in Lagos have used the bulldozer to deal with informal settlements of rural migrants to the city. Journalist OluTimehin Adegbeye suggests that this is precisely the way to ensure that much of Lagos will remain a slum.

Commentary, International NewsPetra LentJanuary 19, 2018Lagos, slum clearance, indigenous people, povertyComment

A Toxic Decision

EPA head Scott Pruitt has proposed rolling back protections aimed at guarding child farmworkers from pesticide poisoning. Here's why this is a truly terrible idea.

Commentary, US NewsLen MorrisJanuary 17, 2018EPA, pesticide poisoning, agricultureComment

We March!

"Child Abuse - down, down!" Indian schoolchildren chant to protect their peers from sexual exploitation on the Bharat Yatra marching throughout India.

Video, International News, News and ViewsLen MorrisNovember 28, 2017Comment