Surviving Capitalism (Not) : An Alternative Eulogy for Steve Jobs

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

An Alternative Eulogy for Steve Jobs

Click here to access article by Peter Certo from Foreign Policy in Focus.

At every stage of the process, then—extraction, manufacture, and market—Apple’s business practices have hurt the people on whom the company relies for its prosperity.

This article provides another antidote to the extravagant praise heaped on Jobs by mainstream media. (See also my commentary on Jobs in yesterday's article.)