Weekly Briefing · October 19, 2026
Trafficking can begin with the promise of love
A case in the headlines that raises a harder question about consent. What children actually need once the raid is over and the cameras have gone. And a reminder of who profits when land and people are stripped at the same time.
Human Trafficking · October 15, 2026
The Tate allegations and the difference between consent and control
By Mark Wexler · Co-Founder and CEO, Not For Sale
Trafficking can begin with the promise of love. The Tate allegations raise a wider question about consent: how free is someone to refuse, make their own decisions or leave, and what support would make leaving possible?
Human Trafficking · October 9, 2026
Child Trafficking: What Children Need After the First Intervention
By Katie Wilde · Contributing Writer
Aurora police reported recovering 29 survivors, including 15 minors, in a year. Lasting protection depends on what follows: a safe place to live, dependable relationships, and support that continues beyond the investigation.
Instagram carousel · Ecocide
The people destroying the planet are not who you think (opens in a new tab)
The people doing the digging are rarely the people making the decisions. Across mining and logging, workers are pushed onto the most damaged land on Earth with almost no say over it, and when livelihoods collapse the same conditions pull people into exploitation again.
First they take the person. Then they take the planet.