On AlterNet: exploitation

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "exploitation"

Another Way to Keep Immigrants From Working? Stop The Asylum Clock

Emily Creighton, Melissa Crow, Immigration Impact. September 29, 2011.

Confusion over "applicant-caused delay" forces many to work without authorization at serious risk of exploitation, while others must rely on the goodwill of others.

'Moon': New Sci-Fi Movie Indicts Our Culture of Exploitation

Michael Dudley, AlterNet. July 22, 2009.

Duncan Jones' new film raises profound questions about the nature of our identities, as well as our relationships to our institutions.

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com. July 17, 2009.

Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries.

Palin Has Chosen to Exploit Her Own Daughter's Pregnancy

Bonnie Fuller, Huffington Post. September 3, 2008.

If Palin succeeds in "normalizing" her daughter's pregnancy, will other teen girls look at this and say what is the problem with having a baby?

Spitzer Did Nothing Wrong

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 19, 2008.

Eliot Spitzer's decision to pay money for sex was personal. It's not like he issued a policy of mandatory hookers for everybody.

Bankers Squeeze Burger King, and Tomato Pickers Lose

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. December 3, 2007.

Florida tomato pickers started a protest march last week at the Miami office of investment bank colossus Goldman Sachs. For good reason.

Exploiting the Code

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 20, 2007.

Though finding vulnerabilities in software is usually beneficial for security, a recently released exploit sends privacy down the drain.