Hiding in Plain Sight: American Slavery. Finns Ain’t What They Used To Be. Cheese-Eating Depression Beaters, Plus More! #196

Grüezi! I’m Adrian Monck – welcome!

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1️⃣ America’s Forced Labourers

Somehow the old South never forgot its appetite for slavery.

An extraordinary AP investigation reveals how America’s supermarket shelves are stacked with the products of forced labour. Everything from cereals to soda.

Here’s one woman prisoner, paid in toilet roll and toothpaste for her 2…