On AlterNet: visa

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

$40 a Week? Guest Workers Paid Near-Slave Wages in Hershey Warehouse Stage Sit-Down Strike

Mike Elk, In These Times. August 19, 2011.

J-1 visas, supposedly for cultural exchange trips, are being exploited by corporations looking for cheap temporary labor.

War on WikiLeaks and Assange: 6 Ways the Whistleblower Is Being Attacked and Suppressed

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 8, 2010.

WikiLeaks has faced non-stop attacks by government officials. Both internet and financial companies are cutting off services. Here's a round-up of efforts to suppress the site.

Credit Card Companies Fight Reform

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. May 11, 2009.

Will the U.S. Senate pass long-needed reforms of credit card abuses?

Smashing Pumpkins Sells Out For VISA Commercial

Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. March 7, 2009.

Seems an odd time for the Smashing Pumpkins to finally pull what so many fans would probably consider an extreme sellout move.

Respected Academic Denied Entry into U.S.

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 30, 2008.

Our government finds it necessary to protect Americans from academics who disagree with Bush.