Terry J. Allen
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Restless Vagina Syndrome
It's not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner's), that you don't orgasm every time you have intercourse,… more
vol. 33, iss. 11 corporations, gender, medical & health
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Capitalist Health Insurance for All
Here's what corporations know, but don't want you to find out: Private insurance is for suckers. Armies of healthcare… more
vol. 33, iss. 10 corporations, medical & health
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Zicam: Homeopathy Fails the Sniff Test
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has caught itself in a trap of precedent and logic that should force… more
vol. 33, iss. 08
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More Drugs, Please
Few actions so perfectly combine stupidity and cruelty as denying pain relief to the dying because narcotics can be… more
vol. 33, iss. 07
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Confessions of a Terrorist
Dear Senator Patrick Leahy: I write from my sleeper cell outside Hardwick, Vt., through a constituent I persuaded to… more
web only civil liberties, prison
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What Conflict of Interest?
We humans are a sneaky species, but research into how other animals feign death and deceive mates shows we… more
vol. 33, iss. 05
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All-Consuming Poverty
The upside of the current depression is that Wall Street greed and Washington corruption show as starkly as blood… more
vol. 33, iss. 03 activism, economy, social justice
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Forget Marriage—Civil Unions For All
I believe fervently in the sanctity of marriage, and if you do, too, head immediately to your closest church,… more
vol. 33, iss. 02 civil liberties, lgbt
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Cancer: Cause and Defects
When Sarah Palin says stupid things, they have the virtue of sounding really dumb. Appropriate derision greeted her insistence… more
vol. 33, iss. 01
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Regulating Good Government
The world is sighing with relief. The Bush era is dying, but the toxic legacy of America's worst president… more
vol. 32, iss. 12
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Paving the Road to Hell
Find the common thread and win a free Prozac prescription: Treating cattle for lameness and fever drives vultures to… more
vol. 32, iss. 11 environment, south asia
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High Court May Immunize Big Pharma
The FDA's new "preemption" doctrine jeopardizes consumers' right to sue for drug-caused injuries more
vol. 32, iss. 10 medical & health
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Change We Can Reasonably Assess
Initially, Barack Obama seemed the rare politician with the guts and vision to shred failed systems and to develop… more
vol. 32, iss. 09
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McCain’s Aches and Pains
Like jokes about President Bush being stupid, cheap shots at Sen. John McCain's age are largely unfunny. More importantly,… more
vol. 32, iss. 08
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On AIDS, Wright Is Wrong
The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color," the Rev.… more
vol. 32, iss. 07 aids
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By the Sewers of Babylon
Oh, the humanity! Oh, the gastronomy! Europe and the United States are suffering a tragic shortage of buffalo mozzarella… more
vol. 32, iss. 06
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As Hunger Rises, Chew on This
A diet of bread and water used to be emblematic of poverty. Now a global food crisis is transforming… more
vol. 32, iss. 01
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Vermont Argues Iraq War is ‘Mission Expired’
While Congress runs out the clock on President Bush's Iraq War, some Vermont legislators hope to spark a state-by-state… more
vol. 32, iss. 04
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Pig Intestines, Downer Cows
Corruption and incompetence in federal bureaucracies are enough to make your blood run thin. In February, the Food and… more
vol. 32, iss. 04
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The Malign Magic of Misdirection
It's the oldest trick in the book. The magician flashes the shiny object to misdirect the audience's attention from… more
vol. 32, iss. 03
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Nanotech: Tiny Particles, Big Risks
Nanotechnology, one of the fastest growing industries in history, is a major threat to human health and the environment.… more
vol. 32, iss. 02
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Warning: Drug Ads Can Make You Sick
A $4.2 billion annual drug industry incessantly reinforces the medicalization of complaints through direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising more
vol. 32, iss. 01 corporations, medical & health
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U.S. Lobbyists Assault E.U. Regs
Why is the United States, which practically invented consumer protection, now lagging behind the E.U., and in some cases, trailing Japan, China and Mexico? more
vol. 31, iss. 12 europe, medical & health, regulation
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E-Wasting Away in China
While the media ride their new lead-painted hobbyhorse--the danger of Chinese wares--spare a thought for Chinese workers dying to dispose of millions of tons of our toxic crap more
vol. 31, iss. 11 east asia, medical & health
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Burned by Flame Retardants
The EPA does almost nothing to regulate the PBDEs we Americans eat, absorb and breath every day more
vol. 31, iss. 10 environment, medical & health, regulation
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Climate Change Refugees
As large areas of the planet become unsuitable for human life, the sad stream of climate refugees will become a torrent more
vol. 31, iss. 09 environment, natural disasters
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Sicko’s Critics and the Upside of Hitler
Critics of the movie are hooked on pharmaceutical company payouts and part of a system that is rotten to the marrow and should be put out of its misery more
vol. 31, iss. 08 corporations, medical & health
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Food Poisoning for Thought
Food regulators in both China and the United States have a financial or career stake in the profitability of the industries they are supposed to oversee more
vol. 31, iss. 07 east asia, medical & health, regulation
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America’s Child Soldier Problem
Congratulations: You have lived long enough to cringe at the bad decisions you were seduced, dared, bullied, inspired or… more
vol. 31, iss. 06 military, military, social justice
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Poisoning Pets with Industrial Food
Lacking transparency, industry relies on alchemy of pet food to turn its waste into profits more
vol. 31, iss. 05 drugs, medical & health
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GI Bill Fails Vets
Soldiers returning from Iraq aren't receiving their education stipends until it's too late more
vol. 31, iss. 05 education, military, military
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Gardasil, Iraqi Superbugs & Radiation
In These Times started running "Health & Science" in January 2006. Below are three updates. Gag me with a… more
vol. 31, iss. 04 drugs, medical & health
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HPV Vaccine: Betting on a Mercky Record
Merck launched its new cervical cancer vaccine with a major advertising and lobbying blitz, and pushed to make the… more
vol. 31, iss. 03 drugs, medical & health
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Vermont Legislature: Bring Them Home Now
The state with the highest per capita deaths demands an end to the war in Iraq more
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Faith Healing with Homeopathy
The half billion people worldwide using homeopathic remedies are playing a dangerous game more
vol. 31, iss. 02 medical & health
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Iraqi Health Care: Hostage to War
Zainab may be one of the 655,000 Iraqis who would be alive today if the Bush administration hadn't launched… more
vol. 31, iss. 01 medical & health, war
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CT Scans: A Radioactive Risk
Terry J. Allen argues that CT scans, while effective diagnostic tools, can be dangerous because of the high levels of radiation to which they expose patients. more
vol. 30, iss. 12 medical & health, technology
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Corporate Secrecy Spreads Pharmafakes
The pharmaceutical industry keeps health information confidential in order to sell pharmafakes for big profits. more
vol. 30, iss. 11 administration, corporations, medical & health
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Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed
Counterfit drugs are flooding hospitals and markets worldwide. more
vol. 30, iss. 10 drugs, terrorism
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Sick to Death of Bush
Disease research at Fort Detrick, MD further undermines U.S. and international law. more
vol. 30, iss. 09 government, medical & health, war and peace
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Unexploded Ordnance: Our Legacy in Laos
unexploded bombs still killing people in Laos decades after Vietnam. more
vol. 30, iss. 08 war and peace, weapons
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Thank You, Mr. Bush
Bush administration tries to render the media impotent more
vol. 30, iss. 08 administration, media, politics
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The 9/11 Faith Movement
Many Americans believe 9/11 was a conspiracy by the U.S. government more
vol. 30, iss. 07 conspiracies
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The Iraq War—On Drugs
Wounded U.S. soldiers are being patched up and returned to battle before they are healed. The wounds in this… more
vol. 30, iss. 06 medical & health, war and peace
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Reach Out and Track Someone
If you are one of the more than 200 million Americans with a cell phone nestled in your pocket,… more
vol. 30, iss. 05
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Cancer in a Can
Fifteen years ago the Food and Drug Administration said, "Trust us." Its scientists had found benzene, a known carcinogen,… more
vol. 30, iss. 04 corporations, medical & health
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Are Hospitals Hazardous to Your Health?
Margaret Jannetti and David Cohen were victims of a lax and secretive medical system. Both underwent surgery and both… more
vol. 30, iss. 03 medical & health
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Information Is Power
Sometimes it's the small abuses scurrying below radar that reveal how profoundly the Bush administration has changed America in… more
vol. 30, iss. 02 medical & health
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Hello, Youve Got Smallpox
"Armed with a fake e-mail address, a would-be bioterrorist could probably order the building blocks of a deadly biological… more
vol. 30, iss. 01 medical & health
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On the Streets of New York: Patriotism
Inside their convention, Republicans spoke as though they had a lock on the values that Americans treasure. But on… more
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On the Streets of New York: Compassion
Celeste Zappala marched alone holding the photo of her son, killed this April in Iraq. He was the first… more
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On The Streets of New York: Courage
During the weeklong protests, New York City Police arrested more than 1700 people, including bystanders, journalists, and legal observers,… more
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On the Streets of New York: Security
At times, New York looked like a totalitarian dystopia as heavily armed soldiers and cops blocked streets, declared frozen… more
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On the Streets of New York: Opportunity
The New York protests were also peppered with bursts of humor and a spirit of satire from Chicken Hawks,… more
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