FPIF Issues: Labor

Apple's iEconomy a Veritable Labor Dystopia

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500

Mike Daisey's appearance on "This American Life" has made it impossible to ignore Apple's labor abuses.

The Apple Connection

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:41:00 -0500

Apple's march to market supremacy has been accomplished at tremendous cost to both American and Chinese workers.

War: The Wrong Jobs Program

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:13:49 -0500

Can we run our economy on military spending?

An Alternative Eulogy for Steve Jobs

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:10:23 -0400

Jobs certainly thought differently, but the company he created acted the same as the competition.

Migrants Demand End to the Violence

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:37:30 -0400

The caravan of drug war victims led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia arrived at the Mexico-Guatemala border in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, on Sept. 14, where they asked for forgiveness from the migrants who risk their lives to cross Mexico to reach the United States.

Human Trafficking in the Gulf Not What It Seems

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:46:44 -0400

What's called sex trafficking is more often voluntary sex work, which is not without its hazards either.

The Healthy Wage War

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:15:25 -0400

Public sector unions are among the only institutions that still stand against the unchecked influence of corporations. And they are under attack.

Genuine Partnership or a Marriage of Convenience?

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:15:47 -0400

India and China, two leading emerging economies in the world, are competing with each other, as well as Africa's traditional western trading partners, to build a stronger relationship with Africa.

Blood on the Trackpads

Thu, 12 May 2011 14:45:59 -0400

Monologist Mike Daisey takes on Apple and challenges audiences to exercise their consumer power to effect change.

Migrant Workers in Libya

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:10:00 -0400

CNN and other media outlets are missing the real story about foreign laborers in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East.