| Apr 2, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court’s McCutcheon ruling dealt another 5-4 body blow to our democracy. To justify striking down limits that cap aggregate campaign contributions during a single election cycle, the Roberts Court ignored the way the world really works and made it far...
| | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, William A. Collins and I weigh in with some good news and bad news about the news business while Andrew Korfhage calls on Apple to do something about the cancerous chemicals poisoning the Chinese workers making iPhones and other gadgets....
| | Environment / HealthMing Kunpeng went to work for ASM Pacific Technology — a chip supplier for Apple — when he was 19 years old. Required to handle the known carcinogen benzene on a daily basis without adequate training or protective gear, the young worker fell ill at the age of 22....
| | Rights / DemocracyIn the 21st century, technology companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Yahoo are the ubiquitous faces of corporate power. In the last quarter of 2013 alone, these five companies totaled $104 billion in revenue and made $17.5 billion in profits — with...
| | Environment / HealthA new scientific report predicts more dire and irreversible consequences of the climate crisis than ever before. “No one on this planet will be untouched by climate change,” declared Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
