Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
by Siddharth Kara
The true cost hiding in your pocket.
For you if
you want to look at what your lifestyle actually costs — even when the answer is brutal
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Cobalt Red is a devastating exposé of the human cost hiding inside every smartphone, laptop, and electric car. Kara documents the brutal, often deadly labor endured by Congolese miners — including children — who extract the cobalt that fuels the global tech economy. Through meticulous reporting and firsthand testimony, he reveals a supply chain built on exploitation, environmental ruin, and the quiet complicity of corporations that profit from both. It’s a morally urgent book that forces readers to confront the hidden violence powering modern convenience.
Where This Book Lives
- Setting
- Congo • Central Africa
- Voice
- An outside perspective on Congo
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