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Even With Daisey’s Lies Peeled Away, Apple’s Rotten Core Exposed

Michelle Chen, In These Times. March 21, 2012.

If one fundamental truth has emerged from the scandal surrounding Daisey’s fudging, it’s that the lived reality of many Chinese workers is bleak—no embellishment needed.

Chinese Workers Demanding Better Wages, Conditions, Real Union Protections

Lijia Zhang, Comment Is Free. March 4, 2012.

The first signs of real trade unions and factory strikes may signal the end of China's low cost, low human rights advantage.

Labor Association Monitoring Apple's Manufacturing Has a History of Letting Corporations Off Easy

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. February 27, 2012.

Apple's chosen a labor monitor to keep an eye on its FoxConn factory that has long been criticized by anti-sweatshop activists.

iEmpire: Apple's Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.

Apple Tries Damage Control after Horrific Working Conditions at its Factories Exposed

Jeff Ballinger, Labor Notes. January 31, 2012.

Apple's attempts at cleaning up its image after recent scrutiny of its labor practices are more about reputation than actual change.

26 Facts About the Awful Conditions Where Your Gadgets are Made

Lois Beckett, ProPublica. January 29, 2012.

Breaking down what we know about Foxconn, the massive factory in China where workers manufacture popular products like iPhones and iPads.

Suicide Threats and Strike Attempts at Apple Manufacturer: China's Workers Fighting for Rights at Work

Lijia Zhang, Comment Is Free. January 16, 2012.

Foxconn, a factory that makes iPhones and Xboxes among other gadgets, is seeing strikes by workers over low wages, long hours, and terrible conditions.

What Do Steve Jobs' Obituaries Leave Out? His Appreciation for LSD

Walter Armstrong, The Fix. October 7, 2011.

Apple's legendary co-founder Steve Jobs said acid was one of the most important things he did in his life.

5 Ways Techno-Gadgetry Is Bringing Out the Worst in Humanity

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 2, 2010.

Everything from handy gadgets like cell phones and iPods to user-friendly weaponry like Tasers have changed the way we work, play and police.

Lonely in an Electronic Wilderness: "The Great Emotional Sickness of Our Era"

Handan T. Satiroglu, The Wip. April 13, 2009.

iPods and Blackberries offer instant access to a virtual world, but are technological gadgets keeping people apart and breaking down society?

Consuming Our Way to Unhappiness

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.

Our excessive consumption is trashing more than just the planet. An interview with Annie Leonard.

The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness

Joab Jackson, AlterNet. December 4, 2006.

Author Steve Levy explains the upsides and downsides of living with an iPod.

US says no iPods for Kim Jung Il

Lindsay Beyerstein, November 30, 2006.

No Segways, no plasma TVs, no cognac for dictator.

Ring Tones: The End of Music As We Know It?

Christopher Tignor, PopMatters. November 21, 2006.

When the technology that delivers pop music changes, our notions of what music is changes as well. Songs have already devolved into ring tones. How much farther can they fall?