Part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative
Agriculture
Abortion Rights Group Gives U.S. a ‘D’
NARAL Pro-Choice America marks anniversary of Roe v. Wade by saying much more needs to be done
Fat Cats and Food Stamps
Why billionaire “farmers” may be the biggest beneficiaries of no matter which version of the farm bill becomes law
Washington State Voters Turn Down GMO Food Labels
The Evergreen State would rather not know what’s in their food
Food Stamp Program Faces Congressional Double Whammy
King Farm Bill Amendment Angers Animal Advocates
How Food Stamps Killed the Farm Bill
Florida Rep. Steve Southerland’s amendment made the bill unpalatable to most Democrats.
Hate High Energy Prices? Eat More Cheese.
An accounting firm called Baker Tilly (“Candor. Insight. Results.”) sent me an e-mail last Thursday with the following subject line:
Waste to Energy at International Cheese Technology Expo
It took me a little while to get …
A Dispatch from ‘Tomatoland’
On the day after Thanksgiving, 1960, legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow took millions of Americans into the tomato fields of Florida via the landmark CBS documentary “Harvest of Shame.” He began by quoting a farmer who said, “We used to own our slaves. Now we just rent them.” And he ended with the idea that an outraged public …