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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.

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.

Vote Mac?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 26, 2007.

The new attack ad against Hillary Clinton seems to blur the lines between what we should be buying and who we should be voting for.

Readers Write: Can Apple and the Tech Industry Be 'Green'?

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. February 3, 2007.

Our readers questioned whether Apple deserved its low environmental rating from Greenpeace and what can be done to green the tech industry.

Apple Computers: Fun for You, Toxic for the Environment

Jess Hemerly, AlterNet. January 30, 2007.

Apple positions itself as the technological haven for the hip, the progressive and the revolutionary. But when it comes to the environment, Apple is quite out of touch.

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