On AlterNet: abuse

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26 Facts About the Awful Conditions Where Your Gadgets are Made

Lois Beckett, ProPublica. January 29, 2012.

Breaking down what we know about Foxconn, the massive factory in China where workers manufacture popular products like iPhones and iPads.

As Pill Abuse and Deaths Intensified, The DEA Boosted Painkiller Supply

Guy Taylor, Salon. October 12, 2011.

An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade, but as law enforcement locked up street pushers and corrupt doctors, the DEA gave Big Pharma the go-ahead.

The Horrific Labor Practices Behind Your iPhone

Sophia Cheng, ColorLines. September 1, 2011.

As long as corporations that market popular brands to consumers demand fast, high-quality work at rock-bottom prices, consumer electronics will be made in sweatshops.

'Am I Going to Have to Kill You?': The Horrific Ways Abusive Debt Collectors Threaten and Harass Their Victims

Alex Henderson, AlterNet. April 17, 2011.

In an economic downturn, some debt collectors have concluded that violating federal law is simply the cost of doing business.

10 States With the Most Shocking Anti-Woman Legislation

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. April 6, 2011.

Anti-choicers are trying to destroy Roe v. Wade by a death from a thousand cuts.

How a Traumatic Childhood Can Lead to Obesity, Health Problems and Early Death

Mary Sykes Wylie, Psychotherapy Networker. October 3, 2010.

Childhood trauma not only affects adult mental health, but can severely impact adult physical health -- even mortality.

Violence Rages on Well After the Conflict Is Over -- How War-Time Torture Can Turn into a Life of Domestic Violence

Ann Jones, Metropolitan Books. September 29, 2010.

Revealing the unseen consequences of conflict from Ann Jones' new book.

How the Military Destroys the Lives of Soldiers Who Try to Tell the Truth

Justine Sharrock, AlterNet. August 11, 2010.

Bradley Manning is not the first military whistleblower to have his life ruined. The military is infamous for trying to silence soldiers who speak out against the war.

Is it Worse to Be a Racist or a Rapist? What Gibson and Polanski Teach Us

Keli Goff, The Loop 21. July 14, 2010.

It looks like the silver lining for celebrity abusers everywhere is that unless you use a racial slur while committing abuse you might be okay, career wise.

How I Escaped a Cambodian Brothel

Bong Nguyen, Andrew Lam, New America Media. April 19, 2010.

Girls at the brothel were beaten and raped. Many were dying of AIDS. Who were their customers? All kind of foreigners. Americans. Thai. Vietnamese. Cambodian.

Wellpoint Sues Maine to Guarantee Their Profits

Robert Greenwald, October 5, 2009.

Netting $2.5 billion in profits last year wasn't enough for WellPoint, the nation's largest insurance company.

Newsflash: Bill Maher Is Sexist and Annoying

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 15, 2009.

Maher seems to think that physically assaulting women is a super funny joke.

The Insurance Industry's Heartless Logic: Getting Beaten by Your Husband Is an Excuse to Deny Coverage

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. September 15, 2009.

In eight states and the District of Columbia, being the victim of domestic violence is considered a pre-existing condition by insurance companies.

Skip Gates: The Ivy League Is Not Real Life

Anonymous, This Week in Blackness. July 27, 2009.

Would we -- or Gates -- care if this story had happened to a plumber? Probably not.

Chris Brown Issues Infuriating, Self-Serving Apology

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. July 20, 2009.

Isn't beating up women one of those things where an "I'm sorry, I'll never do it again" doesn't make everything OK?

'He Thought a Baby Would Keep Me in His Life Forever': When Partner Abuse Isn't a Bruise But a Pregnant Belly

Lynn Harris, AlterNet. June 26, 2009.

Intimate partner violence doesn't always show up in police photos as swollen bruises. Instead, the evidence might be the victim's pregnant belly.

I Know What Rape Really Looks Like; How Can the Media Glamorize It?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Huffington Post. June 17, 2009.

Rape is vicious, cruel, painful and damaging. I shouldn't have to explain this to you. But from the way our media treats rape, apparently I do.

Ex-Interrogators Are Mad as Hell About Torture, and They're Not Gonna Take Cheney Anymore

ZP Heller, MoveOn.org AlterNet: Politics. May 30, 2009.

MoveOn, VoteVets, and Brave New Foundation amplify testimonies of former interrogators.

Grim Tales of Abuse Emerge from the Irish Catholic Church

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. May 21, 2009.

Can we stop equating religion and morality now? They never seem to have much to do with one another.

Hard Times for Women Living on the Edge: Economic Anxieties Send Domestic-Abuse Rates Soaring

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. May 11, 2009.

Even in good times, life for poor working women can be an obstacle-filled struggle to get by. In an economic crisis, it can be hell.

How Can We Stop the Epidemic of Killing Women and Children By Returning Soldiers?

Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com. April 6, 2009.

No society that sends its men abroad for war can expect them to come home and be at peace, as returning Iraqi vets are proving in alarming numbers.

Cover Girl or Bad Girl: How the Media Blew the Rihanna Story

Andy Wright, AlterNet. March 24, 2009.

The media frenzy that followed Rihanna's assault was predictably crass and damaging to domestic violence victims.

Rihanna and Domestic Violence: How We Are Messing Up a Teachable Moment

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 19, 2009.

Rihanna's abuse has sparked a national discussion about domestic violence. Unfortunately, most of it is offensive and unproductive.

Like Rihanna, I Returned to an Abuser

Lea Lane, Huffington Post. March 13, 2009.

On average, it takes six attempts before a woman leaves an abusive relationship. How could I have accepted the unacceptable? Judge for yourself.

How NOT to Talk About Domestic Violence

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 12, 2009.

The media could learn something from this comic about domestic violence.