The recent collapse of a Bangladesh factory has shined a spotlight on the practices of one of the world’s largest garment industries, where many clothes for Western retailers are produced.
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Posted inUncategorized
Methodist minister under fire for officiating gay son’s wedding
As the debate over same-sex marriage swirls in social, political and legal circles around the country, members of the United Methodist Church are caught in the middle.
Posted inLaw Enforcement
Video: Pedestrian deaths
The Bay Area can be a deadly place for pedestrians, yet an analysis by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals fewer than half of the drivers who hit pedestrians are ever charged with a crime, even if they are at fault. Those who do serve little time in jail. Here’s why. Reporter: Zusha Elinson Producer, […]
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Solitary Confinement
Does 22 1/2 hours alone in an 8-by-10 cell every day amount to torture?
“I haven’t seen the moon since 1998.” That’s inmate Jeremy Beasley, talking to me while sitting – shackled – in an interview room at Pelican Bay State Prison, California’s highest security lockup. Beasley, a convicted murderer, was clearly surprised by my presence – he told me he hadn’t met with a visitor since 1994, when […]
Posted inReligion
A Church Divided
Is the “practice of homosexuality” compatible with Christian teaching? That question is at the center of a debate between progressive and conservative members of the United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. This debate is taking place as states and the U.S. Supreme Court are considering whether same-sex marriages are constitutional. […]
Posted inNational Security
Video: The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden
The following story is based on a series of interviews with the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden. To protect his identity, we are not using his real voice. Reported by Phil Bronstein of the Center for Investigative Reporting in cooperation with Esquire
Posted inU.S. Education
Controversial school bonds create ‘debt for the next generation’
Video: Sharon Pieczenik Decade of Debt: Capital Appreciation Bonds Uncover how much high-interest debt school districts, community colleges and government agencies have issued. Each circle represents a public entity. The larger the circle, the greater the debt. The redder the circle, the higher the interest that entity will pay. The Napa Valley Unified […]
Posted inAccountability
Prisoners of Tradition
With news of the assassination of the second female minister in Afghanistan this week, CIR looks at the oppression and intimidation of Afghan women and the implications for their security as the U.S. withdraws its troops. The story takes viewers inside women’s prisons in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif to provide a rare glimpse of a shocking […]
Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
Lawsuit over lost wages moves closer to Wal-Mart’s door
Video: Adithya Sambamurthy MIRA LOMA, Calif. – Plaintiffs in a lawsuit that seeks back pay and damages for workers who allege they were cheated out of wages at a Southern California warehouse that serves Wal-Mart, filed a motion today to include the giant retailer as a defendant in the suit. The inclusion of […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Health Care
Video: In Jennifer’s Room
A young developmentally disabled woman just wanted to be left alone. What happened next shattered a family.