Viewfinder: Rohingya Muslim Refugees Arrive in Bangladesh
Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.
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Viewfinder: Acid Attack Survivors Reclaim Their Beauty
Bangladeshi acid attack survivors are reflected in mirrors as they have their hair done backstage prior to the…
Cerebral Palsy and the Hidden Children of Bangladesh
Riding with Gulam Khandaker, the doctor working to reform the treatment of cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh. By…
How Cities Affect the Stomach Flu
A study in Bangladesh highlights markedly different disease dynamics in the urban core versus the more rural periphery.
Another Reason to Fear Immigrants Is Debunked
Second generation South Asians in London are well on their way to becoming W.E.I.R.D.
The Psychology of Bribery and Corruption
An FBI agent offered up confidential information about a political operative’s enemy in exchange for cash—and they both got caught. What were they thinking?
Months After the Bangladesh Clothing Factory Disaster, It’s Still Not Clear Who’s Going to Pay the Victims
Walmart and Benetton ducked a meeting in Geneva today on restitution.
There’s a Reason They Call It a Supply ‘Chain’
The garment industry finds that oversight of its far-off contractors is back in fashion. How tightly the industry wants to regulate itself is a matter of style.
Were Your Clothes Made in a Bangladeshi Factory?
After the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, Walmart released a list of factories it had banned. But it has continued receiving shipments from two of them.
Should We Retire the Word ‘Sweatshop’?
Sweatshops are great political targets for unions, who have incentives to drive up the price of manufacturing abroad. But better building inspectors is a rare union demand, at least compared to longer break times and higher wages.