On this edition of Your Call, we'll continue our discussion about The American Prospect's series, How We Broke The Supply Chain, with a focus on the hidden costs of containerization and solutions.
Nine ocean carrier companies control 80 percent of global shipping and they’re raking in massive profits. The rise of the shipping container revolutionized the global economy with huge costs to workers, the planet, and underwater life. What will it take to reverse the policy decisions that created this system?
Guests:
Amir Khafagy, independent journalist who has written for a number of publications, including The American Prospect, The New Republic, and The Appeal
David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect and author of Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power
Web Resources:
The American Prospect: The Hidden Costs of Containerization: How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis
The American Prospect: Re-Engineering Our Supply Chains
The American Prospect: The Supply Chain Debacle
