Apple Avoided $40 Billion in Taxes. Now It Wants a Gold Star?
What Apple really unveiled were plans to collect a massive windfall from the GOP’s corporate tax handout.
Why Inequality Turns Technology Toxic
A new book draws from thousands of years of history to show that innovation flourishes in egalitarian settings and is stifled by cut-throat by competition.
What’s at Stake in Apple’s Privacy Fight
The feds dropped the ball on a key terrorism case, so now they’re going after privacy itself.
Who stands to benefit the most from Carl Icahn’s new super-PAC? Carl Icahn.
Billionaire Carl Icahn launches a super-PAC with aims to cut taxes for corporations and increase his own influence in Washington.
Will Congress Be Duped Again on Offshore Taxes?
While the rest of us pay the sticker price, lawmakers are considering a special deluxe tax rate for giant corporations.
Burning Our Bridges
President Obama and some members of Congress think the easiest way to fund infrastructure is by granting corporations a large tax cut on their untaxed offshore profits.
The Tradeoff Between Apple and Apples
There would be no need for our elected leaders to trim our safety net if our richest corporations didn’t turn avoiding their fair share of taxes into an art form.
Consumer Choice: As American as Apple Pie
The creation of a new genetically modified apple highlights once again the need for clear labeling of this kind of food.
AT&T’s Upside-Down World
If we had actual competition for mobile phone services in America, AT&T’s decision to charge you more for less would never fly.
Who’s Really Winning the Smartphone Wars?
We’re letting top executives of giant corporations expropriate public “property” for private gain.
We’re All Subsidizing Free Lunches for America’s CEOs
It’s time to close the tax loopholes that subsidize runaway executive compensation.
Is High-Tech the Next Step for the New Economy Movement?
Can new technologies become part of the new economy movement? High tech companies seem more participatory, less hierarchical, and more community-oriented than traditional industries.
Grassroots Victory
A coalition of big corporations has lost a battle to nab a huge tax break.
True Lies About Apple and Foxconn
The Mike Daisey saga has shown that melodrama and sentimental fiction cannot alone change the world, but they have a place in progressive politics.
Apple’s iEconomy a Veritable Labor Dystopia
Mike Daisey’s appearance on “This American Life” has made it impossible to ignore Apple’s labor abuses.