From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Bangladeshi workers, the international garment industry and U.S. consumers.

Hello again, I'm Arminolni, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Three weeks after 1,100 garment workers died in a building collapse,

the Bangladeshi government has made some concessions to organized labor.

But angry protests have led to a lockout in more than 200 factories.

Some of Europe's largest retailers have agreed to pay for improved health

and safety, but Walmart, Sears, J.C. Penny, and The Gap have not signed on. How responsible

are they for working conditions in a global economy? Can American shoppers make any difference?

On reporter's notebook later on, Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney back with To the Point.

When a building collapsed killed 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh three weeks ago, it exposed the high cost of cheap clothing.

You'll hear what's happening now in that country, what clothing companies are or are not doing, and whether there's anything you can do.

On reporter's notebook with an 87% chance of breast cancer, Angelina Jolie says she is glad about her double mastectomy.

First, this news update, barely into his second term.

President Obama is facing comparisons to Richard Nixon.

His press secretary, Jay Carney, fielded questions today about the IRS allegedly targeting

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