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  Who Makes Your iPhone: A discussion about sweatshops

  What is the human cost of an iPad? The labor conditions at factories making Apple products have been in the public spotlight lately. While Apple is not unique in using low-wage Chinese labor to produce its electronic products, the popularity of the iPad and iPhone, along with publicity surrounding the death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, have renewed debate about what labor ...
  

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  Who makes your iPhone?

  This lesson consists of two student readings. The first reading takes a closer look at the labor conditions in factories in China making Apple products. The second reading explores the debate about sweatshops more broadly (Teachable Moment, USA 2012).
  

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  Redistributive Taxation and Progressive Taxation - Freedom to Choose

  Lecture by Michael Sandel at Harvard University: With humorous references to Bill Gates and Michael Jordan, Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation—taxing the rich to give to the poor—is akin to forced labor (2011-20). 
  

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  Debating Workers' Rights at Walmart

  A wave of protests by Walmart workers highlights the low wages and anti-union climate facing workers at Walmart - and many other companies. In two readings, students explore the debate over Walmart’s business model and labor practices and find out about recent protests at Walmart stores across the country (Teachable Moment USA 2013-20).
  

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  Onward and Upward?

  In this New York Times lesson, students learn about the correlation between job growth and poverty. They investigate how national trends in economics, labor and commerce are playing out in their area and then go into the community to photograph and compile evidence. They present their findings in a class-wide project (2010).
  

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