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The Ever Given container ship has been stuck since Tuesday despite efforts to move it, and a backlog of ships waiting to pass through it continues to grow. Rose George travelled along the Suez Canal when researching her 2013 book 'Ninety Percent of Everything' and tells us more about the world of container shipping.
We hear from Dorothy Brown, a law professor at Emory University, whose book 'The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — And How We Can Fix It' explains how America's tax system is weighted towards white people.
Also in the programme, as Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence, we take a closer look at its garments industry. Vidya Ambrin Khan tells us about the factory she runs that was set up by her father in the 1970s, and reflects on the impact of the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, in which more than 1,000 garment workers died. And we hear from Rubana Haq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Makers Association, what impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the sector.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme by Sharon Brettkelly of Radio New Zealand.

(Picture: The Ever Given container ship from above. Picture credit: Maxar Technologies)