Stories by Heather Gehlert
Heather Gehlert is a managing editor at AlterNet.
Posted on May 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
According to a new study, companies like Captain Morgan and Budweiser have become extremely savvy at targeting young audiences.
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
What will Obama do, and how could he screw it up, given the fact that pretty much everything is riding on him getting things right the first time?
Posted on Dec 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Medical misdiagnosis is alarmingly common and potentially deadly. AlterNet readers discuss this and other pitfalls of America's broken health system.
Posted on Sep 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet
New research shows women outperform men in five of eight leadership categories.
Posted on Sep 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A recent survey shows mixed results.
Posted on Aug 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Sarah Palin may be more of a threat to Obama than Democrats are recognizing. Dismissing her would be just as dangerous as dismissing women voters.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The legislation is a big win for consumers.
Posted on Jul 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Don't let that "new car smell" fool you. Your car might be an indoor air pollution trap.
Posted on Jul 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Big Pharma is controlling the FDA, politicians and the public airwaves to get to you.
Posted on Jul 11, 2008
Kids should come before oil profits.
Posted on Jun 16, 2008
Now is your chance to push back against health insurers that put profits before people.
Posted on Apr 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Find out what's lurking inside salami, sausage and hot dogs.
Posted on Oct 25, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Author Stacy Malkan reveals the dangerous truth about everyday products we put in our hair and on our skin.
Posted on May 4, 2007
Heather Gehlert: Highlights of Republican presidential debaters' blundered comments about abortion ...
Posted on May 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A conversation with human rights activist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro on the coastal city's violence and abuses -- and her lifelong mission to combat them.
Posted on Apr 26, 2007
Heather Gehlert: Making the Web more democratic ...
Posted on Apr 20, 2007
Heather Gehlert: A Google-Digg hybrid ...
Posted on Mar 28, 2007
Heather Gehlert: A new large-scale study offers another reason to limit meat-eating.
Posted on Mar 16, 2007
Heather Gehlert: How safe is your child's school cafeteria?
Posted on Mar 1, 2007
Heather Gehlert: Baseball tickets from a short-skirted 20-something?
Posted on Feb 28, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Is this a legitimate issue or has feminism gone too far?
Posted on Feb 16, 2007
Heather Gehlert: Good news for synthetic lard lovers...
Posted on Feb 4, 2007
Heather Gehlert: Think DSL and cable have the market sewn up? Think again.
Posted on Jan 26, 2007
Heather Gehlert: If you don't decide who should gain access to your digital property, a court might for you.
Posted on Jan 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet
AlterNet readers sound off about risks young women face in bars and nightclubs, the "she-asked-for-it" mentality, and who, if anyone, is a victim.
Posted on Jan 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
In her new book, Intervention, former NY Times technology columnist Denise Caruso talks about the risks of life on a genetically engineered planet.
Posted on Dec 15, 2006
Heather Gehlert: Try "No Child Has a Chance" ...
Posted on Dec 6, 2006
Heather Gehlert: We're living in a synthetic world...