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By Michael Grabell, ProPublica —
Since the Rana Plaza building collapse killed more than 1,100 people in April, Walmart has released a list of more than 200 factories it said it had barred from producing its merchandise because of serious or repeated safety problems. But at least two of the factories on the list have continued to send massive shipments to Walmart stores in recent months.
Posted on Jun 16, 2013
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Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, Le Temps, Switzerland —
Posted on May 13, 2013
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on May 11, 2013
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A seamstress at the Bangladeshi factory that collapsed 17 days ago, killing more than 1,000 people in one of the world’s worst cases of industrial negligence, was rescued from the wreckage Friday.
Posted on May 10, 2013
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Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain —
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
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Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands —
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John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri —
Posted on May 1, 2013
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The 300-plus people killed in the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh this week were not lost to an accident, but are among the many unnecessary victims of predatory, globalized capitalism, argues Trinity College professor Vijay Prashad.
Posted on Apr 26, 2013
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A labor struggle has turned violent in Bangladesh. In protests that have shut down factories in the southern part of the country, three workers have been killed and scores injured as police clashed with demonstrators demanding higher wages.
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Following Pakistan’s ban on Facebook last week, Bangladesh has become the second country to block the popular social networking site due to “objectionable” representations of the Prophet Muhammad and national political leaders.
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A 30-year territorial dispute between India and Bangladesh was resolved this week when a tiny uninhabited island, known as New Moore Island to the Indians and South Talpatti Island to the Bangladeshis, up and disappeared (Ta-da!) due to rising seas.
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A deadly cyclone that made landfall in Bangladesh on Friday has displaced hundreds of thousands and killed at least 2,300 (updated), a number that is expected to rise because thousands remain missing and the true extent of the damage has not yet been determined.
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Floodwaters are threatening the lives of millions in South Asia, drenching parts of northern India as well as Bangladesh and Nepal, where aid organizations are scrambling to bring in food and other assistance before hunger and disease claim more lives.
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Guantanamo Prisoner’s Case Demonstrates Unfairness of Military Commissions
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