The conservative Christian group One Million Moms is protesting a Ruby Tuesday commercial for all of the wrong reasons.
Tag: politics
Vote For Real Food: Learn How Food Friendly Your Political Representatives Are
We’ve been treading water in a pool of political juices for awhile, so I apologize for stirring the legislative pot, but food policy has become a political topic. And now we have a tool to help us decide which levers to pull. A new organization, Food Policy Action (FPA), seeks to keep us in-the-know on how well our national government representatives support (or fail to support) important food policy decisions.
GMO Labeling and California Prop 37’s Defeat: What Now?
One important vote that national Election coverage wasn’t following so closely last night was California’s Proposition 37: The GMO Right to Know Act. Prop 37 might seem like it was only relevant in California, but had it passed, it would have set a precedent for GMO labeling – and transparency – here in the U.S.
GOP Wants Fewer Farm Restrictions on Antibiotics for Animals, Pesticides, Water Use
Which of the two political parties supports food policies that favor healthy food? Sustainable resource use? A robust agricultural economy? And, who will protect the poor from food crisis?
Georgia Loses Millions of Dollars Worth of Crops because of Anti-Immigration Law
Huge fallacy: undocumented immigrants don’t contribute to society.
Truth: undocumented immigrants do tremendously important work in inhumane conditions and for completely unfair wages so that Americans can eat cheap food.
Test: Georgia Republican lawmakers recently passed legislation geared at pushing undocumented, “illegal” immigrants out of the state of Georgia.
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Dies in Senate
t’s dead for good. Despite passing both houses by wide margins of bi-partisan support, the controversy-laden Food Safety Modernization Act (S 510) has died, a victim of end-of-session Senate gridlock and a resurgent GOP that is perfectly happy to see nothing much get done before they take back the House of Representatives in a few weeks.
5 Myths About Food Safety Act HR 875 Debunked
There has been a lot of fear and hysteria surrounding the Food Safety Modernization Act (HR 875) coming from small growers, organic gardeners, and organic consumers alike. HR 875 was [ … ]
The True Thanksgiving Day History: Thank Journalism, not Pilgrims
As you recover from your day of Thanksgiving feasting, you might be curious as to whom you should really thank for your day off from work or school day of [ … ]
Food for Thought
Stevia Sweetener Safe or Not? Just as soft drink companies are poised to introduce new products sweetened with Stevia-derivative rebiana, a new 26-page report by toxicologists at the University of [ … ]
Just Who Will ‘Eat the View’ at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
Guest contributor Pamela Price is the founder of Red, White & Grew, a blog devoted to “Promoting the Victory Garden Revival and other simple, earth-friendly endeavors as bipartisan, patriotic acts [ … ]
Report Says We Can Feed the World
As the prices of basic food staples like corn and wheat have risen 45% since the end of 2006 and food inflation has reached 80% in some countries, the world’s [ … ]