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.
Our federal agencies have been crippled by conflicts of interest, cronyism, poor leadership, and dispirited staffs.
Posted on Mar 29, 2008
The United States sends up to 80 percent of its toxic electronic waste to China, all while turning a profit, too.
Posted on Jan 5, 2008
The drug industry spends billion on advertising that tells us health and happiness are commodities, and anything less is a disease.
Posted on Jan 3, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency does almost nothing to regulate these chemicals.
Posted on Oct 16, 2007
From Bangladesh to New Orleans, environmental pressures have forced millions from their homes but no international treaty recognizes their refugee status.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007
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 May 22, 2007
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 Mar 13, 2007
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 Jan 17, 2007
How computed tomography (CT) scans are exposing you to 500 times more radiation than a conventional chest x-ray.
Posted on Dec 13, 2006
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 Sep 8, 2006
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 Jul 12, 2006
Your mobile phone lets companies and the government know where you are, even when you're not making a call.
Posted on May 11, 2006
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.
Posted on Nov 21, 2000
