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Death Row: The British interns who work with US inmates awaiting execution.

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Most young professionals expect to complete a period of making tea and filing before finding paid employment, but what does it mean to take on an internship where human life is at stake? Amicus ALJ is a UK based charity which sends British lawyers to work as interns in US law offices specialising in death [...]

Ethics boom as the economy busts.

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As the economy looks worryingly to be headed for another recession some industries are feeling the pinch harder than others. Luxury goods, which were riding high during the heady days of boom, are the first to dwindle when consumers are forced to reign in the finances. But ethical products, long deemed by some as a [...]

Labouring for luck.

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‘What separates the winners and the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.’ Those are the words of one of the world’s wealthiest men, Donald Trump, and although the current recession may not see him joining the increasing queues of unemployed people there may be wisdom in his words. The [...]