We are haunted by the idea that again trains are linked to mass murder. There should be a no-go zone in Sudan. Finally, and this is a broader point, Congress needs to create a task force on modern-day slavery worldwide. The latest conservative estimate is that there are 27 million people now living in human bondage. From Calcutta to Khartoum, from Bangladesh to Brazil, men, women and children work for no pay under the threat of violence.
Slavery is the little noticed step-child of the human rights community.
If we as a nation act in these ways, we will deserve our heritage and reaffirm our identity as an abolitionist nation.