“Labor advocates have long pushed brands like Nike to pay what’s known as a living wage, calling it a basic human right.”
Cambodia
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He Grew Up in California. Now, He’s Forced to Live in His Birth Country — a Place He’s Never Known
“Gov. Newsom declined to stop the deportation of a man who spent 26 years atoning for a violent crime. Will Phoeun You ever get a second chance?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Seth Harp, Alanna Mitchell, Cezary Podkul, Alex Vuocolo, and Loren Grush.
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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into participating in well-organized schemes that defraud people in the U.S. and around the world out of millions of dollars. Cezary Podkul’s investigation takes us deep into both sides of the operation: He tells the harrowing account of Fan, a young man from China, […]
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An Art Crime for the Ages
“Deep in the Cambodian jungle, investigators are unraveling a network that trafficked antiquities on an unprecedented scale and brought them all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
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The Gradual Extinction of Softness
“The memory of hunger is a curse that never leaves you.”