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2:21pm

Wed May 22, 2013
Economy/Labor/Biz

Youth Radio: Rethinking fashion after Bangladesh

Credit Adnan Islam

I’ve always had a deep love for fashion. I celebrate fashion week like it’s a holiday. But earlier this year, I realized the true cost of my clothes when I met a group of women I’d been stealing from my whole life.

As part of an exchange program, I traveled eight thousand miles, from Oakland, Calif. to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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10:13am

Wed May 8, 2013
Cops & Courts

Youth Radio: New laws aim to help people get jobs after getting arrested

Credit Brett Myers

Seventeen year-old Andrew is filling out a job application for a Jamba Juice in Oakland, California. He’s making his way through the basics, filling out his name and contact information. However question five posed a challenge. It was a yes or no checkbox which read, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?”

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