
NAFTA at 20: The New Spin
Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.
Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.
Sugar haunts too much of what we eat these days.
Big Chocolate uses forced labor in West Africa and feeds obesity and diabetes in the United States.
We’re famous for embracing the freedom to do the wrong thing, as often as we please.
Give me your diabetic, your obese, your uninsured masses.
If we really want to narrow our waistbands, we have to narrow the income gaps that divide us.
The “Heart Attack Grill” takes pride in food that’s deep-fried.
The vegetable is a quick cure for much if not most of our health problems.
To make real, lasting improvements in our food system, we have to get to the root of the problem.
One in three kids is at risk for developing type 2 diabetes as a result of diets high in McDonald’s-style junk food.
Food and beverage corporations certainly know that advertising works.
To distract us from the facts, the fast food industry and its defenders blame parents for the rising child obesity rate.
Drinking nuclear waste-contaminated milk most likely contributed to hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens developing thyroid cancer.
Teaching the value of healthy eating in schools is a great way to fight obesity.
Parents, schools, communities, and experts all have a role to play in finding solutions to this crisis.