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The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in April 2013 drew international attention to the plight of garment-industry workers in developing countries. The deaths of more than 1,100 workers revived questions about the ethics of the process through which cheap clothes make their way to consumers. Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt: People contrasts the lives of two women working in garment factories – one in Bangladesh and one in Columbia – and considers how, at its worst, the industry puts its workers in peril, but at its best has the potential to help lift some out of poverty.
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Wellbeing
Born in China, Zee seeks a gender-affirming life in the American Midwest
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Rituals and celebrations
A whale hunt is an act of prayer for an Inuit community north of the Arctic Circle
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Politics and government
How it looked to Afghan women to see the Taliban return to power
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Biography and memoir
Passed over as the first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight carved out an impressive second act
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The ancient world
The six priestesses who kept the flame of ancient Rome alight at risk of death
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Engineering
A close-up look at electronic paper reveals its exquisite patterns – and limitations
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Architecture
West Africa was once an architectural laboratory. Is it time for a revival?
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Work
A Swedish expat in the Philippines wonders: what’s up with people sleeping at work?
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Art
‘If you’re creative, why can’t you create a solution?’ One artist’s imaginative activism
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