Exploitation

The Invisible Scars: How the Treaty of Tordesillas Erased Indigenous Worlds

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The Treaty of Tordesillas: Devastating Impact on Indigenous Peoples

The year is 1494. Across the vast, tempestuous Atlantic, two European powers, Spain and Portugal, etched an invisible line across a world they barely understood. This was the Treaty of Tordesillas, a pact born of ambition and greed, which, with a stroke of a quill, divided the newly discovered lands of the Americas, Africa, and … Read more

Adoption Deception Schemes: A Historical Perspective

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Adoption Deception Schemes: A Historical Perspective

The recent news of a Pensacola woman facing jail time for adoption deception serves as a stark reminder of how vulnerable processes, like adoption, can become targets for elaborate schemes. This isn’t a new phenomenon; the desire to build a family, coupled with desperation and societal pressures, has historically created fertile ground for fraud and … Read more