Ben Terrall is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.
Culture
Punk Manifesto
Ben Terrall
Culture
King of the Crop
Two years ago the federal government spent $9.4 billion to promote corn production, driving small farmers off their lands in Mexico, because they were unable to compete with U.S. imports
Ben Terrall
Dispatch
Funding Indonesia’s Abusive Military
Despite numerous human rights abuses, the United States continues to pump money into the Indonesian military under the guise of the war on terror
Ben Terrall
Feature
Brothers in Arms
The United States moves a step closer to restoring military aid to Indonesia, despite its massive human rights abuses
Ben Terrall
Feature
Democracy’s Death
Haitian dissidents find themselves the targets of massive repression
Ben Terrall
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