Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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US vs. Apple: DOJ’s antitrust case

The antitrust case against Apple alleges that the company illegally blocks competition on smartphone devices monopolizing the smartphone market.

‘We did it!’ Workers in Maryland vote to form first US...

"This victory shows the growing demand for unions at Apple stores and different industries across our nation," said the head of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

‘Don’t cross the picket line’: Apple workers organize Christmas Eve walkout

"Demand that Apple upholds its image with your wallet. Don't shop in stores, don't shop online."

Stiglitz Speaks: Globalization’s Grand Failure, Apple & Bad Trade Deals

Why do so many policymakers in Europe and the United States continue to push globalization, despite the evidence?

Some Corporations are Wealthier and More Powerful than Some Countries

Corporations have too much power to influence society and government.

Standing up to Apple

Instead of criticizing the European Commission for forcing Apple to pay up, American politicians ought to be thanking Europe for standing up to Apple.

Apple Ordered to Pay $14 Billion in Europe for Dodging Taxes

Both Apple and the Irish government have vowed to appeal the decision.

Apple Is Generating So Much Renewable Energy It Plans to Start...

“Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time, and the time for action is now.”

What’s Really at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate

The government has never been allowed to create a “backdoor” to encrypted devices. Now, it’s trying to force Apple to build one.

Apple Champions Privacy; Government Seeks to Trash It

Apple is, for now, fighting the US government's effort to force it to decrypt a San Bernadino terrorist's iPhone, arguing correctly that doing so would jeopardize encryption of all iPhones. But the company has a history of cooperating with the FBI in handing over phone and computer data of users, so why is it fighting this time?

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The US Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Will America reactivate its decency gene, closing the spigot of scorched-earth MAGA schemes?

Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?

Federal court strikes down ICE’s courthouse arrest policy nationwide

The ACLU says the New York ruling restores limits on civil immigration arrests at or near immigration courts, effective immediately