Stories by Terry J. Allen
Terry J. Allen is a senior editor of In These Times. Her work has appeared in Harper's, The Nation, New Scientist and other publications.
Posted on Dec 7, 2010, Source: In These Times
Nationally, soda companies raked in a $4 billion subsidy last year through purchases by the 41 million Americans on food stamps.
Posted on Nov 3, 2009, Source: In These Times
The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.
Posted on Feb 23, 2009, Source: In These Times
Any two people should be able to form legal couples that enjoy the rights, benefits and responsibilities now assigned to marriage.
Posted on Mar 29, 2008, Source: In These Times
Our federal agencies have been crippled by conflicts of interest, cronyism, poor leadership, and dispirited staffs.
Posted on Jan 5, 2008, Source: In These Times
The United States sends up to 80 percent of its toxic electronic waste to China, all while turning a profit, too.
Posted on Jan 3, 2008, Source: In These Times
The drug industry spends billion on advertising that tells us health and happiness are commodities, and anything less is a disease.
Posted on Oct 16, 2007, Source: In These Times
The Environmental Protection Agency does almost nothing to regulate these chemicals.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007, Source: In These Times
From Bangladesh to New Orleans, environmental pressures have forced millions from their homes but no international treaty recognizes their refugee status.
Posted on May 22, 2007, Source: In These Times
With over half of America's 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as teens, the military is luring kids as young as 13 using a PR machine that would make Joe Camel proud.
Posted on Mar 13, 2007, Source: In These Times
Merck wants to make its new HPV vaccine mandatory for young girls, but the immunization's safety and long-term effects are unknown.
Posted on Jan 17, 2007, Source: In These Times
A sizable portion of the body count in Iraq doesn't come from violence. It comes from a health care system torn apart by the war.
Posted on Dec 13, 2006, Source: In These Times
How computed tomography (CT) scans are exposing you to 500 times more radiation than a conventional chest x-ray.
Posted on Sep 8, 2006, Source: In These Times
Bush lied about Iraq's WMDs, his tactics in the 'war on terror' and his domestic spying program. Now he wants us to trust him that it's safe to make weapons out of the world's deadliest diseases.
Posted on Jul 12, 2006, Source: In These Times
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, nearly half of all Americans believe the Bush administration is covering up its involvement in the 9/11 attacks.
Posted on May 11, 2006, Source: In These Times
Your mobile phone lets companies and the government know where you are, even when you're not making a call.
Posted on Nov 21, 2000, Source: ZNet
As bad as it is that Bush or Gore has to become President, at least the victor will be perceived by much of the population as illegitimate. That is not only as it should be, but how it would have been, even without the post-election crisis.
