The secret is out: Apple has a worm inching its way through its corporate flesh. January was a tough month on the Cupertino, California company venerated for its innovation and vision. The controversy emerged when an Apple contractor in China, a manufacturing facility known as Foxconn where many brand-name electronics are assembled largely by hand, …
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Going Broke: Veterans of a Post-American Economy
What do an aircraft engine falling to pieces in mid air and a cruise ship crankcase splitting open and erupting into flames have in common? More evidence of globalization gone awry. Here's why…
American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?