The Other Shoe Drops

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G-7, IMF and World Bank Leaders to Meet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Following the string of economic crises across the globe, financial elites are planning to meet in Washington this weekend to address how to resolve the problems of global capitalism. Notably missing from the proceedings is any representative from the developing world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Farm Bill Brings the Bacon

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2008 What has the power to unite progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans? According to a compelling article in the San Francisco Chronicle, agribusiness is having its way in Congress, even getting Democrats to cut food stamps to make room for subsidies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Are More Than What You Eat

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Feb 14, 2008 Remember when eating was an art, not a science? Remember when food wasn't medicine? Remember when food didn't need to be defended? Remember the good old days?. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Questioning Sushi Safety

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 The FDA and EPA already warn against pregnant women and children eating canned tuna because of high mercury levels, but The New York Times has discovered even more mercury in a random selection of fresh sushi tuna. And it's not just those swanky city folk who are at risk. According to one marine scientist: "Mercury levels in bluefin [tuna] are likely to be very high regardless of location [of purchase]." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not So Happy Holidays for Afghanistan

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 27, 2007 Winter approaches, and as many as 400,000 Afghans face starvation. The trouble is not an insufficient supply of food. There is no way to get food to those who need it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Turkeys

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Nov 15, 2007 My Thanksgiving prep began in one of those markets where, for a premium, you get a story with your food. Every vegetable, every creature and every jar of jam comes with its own pedigree and memoir. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Plumpynut’ to the Rescue

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2007 The Doctors Without Borders relief organization has whipped up an ingenious (and, apparently, tasty) lifesaving food product called Plumpynut, a nutritionally enriched mixture of peanut butter, powdered milk and sugar, along with other simple ingredients -- and it's already working wonders on malnourished children around the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are Food Additives Making Kids Hyper?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2007 It would seem a no-brainer, given the old "you are what you eat" adage, that those scary-sounding and clearly unnatural ingredients added to a wide range of foodstuffs might have some impact on children's health. A team of British researchers from the University of Southampton believes that could be the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pop-Tart Chronicles

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 19, 2007 Food companies that market obesity-inducing products to young children are taking a lesson from big tobacco and getting ahead of the lawsuit curve. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Satire: Hillary Tries to Fatten Up the Competition

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jun 3, 2007 In a move that raised eyebrows among observers of the 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton today sent former Vice President Al Gore a gift basket laden with high-calorie treats. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Forget Big Tobacco — Big Food Kills

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 29, 2007 If we are what we eat and we eat what is advertised, then American children are facing death by junk food. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )