a very important issue: food policy. the farm bill of 2007/8 was once again in the interests of big agribusiness, and does nothing to reduce the amount of 'high-fructose corn syrup' that goes into all sorts of packaged food, leading to a diabetes epidemic among poor blacks/latinos. remarkably, it's cheaper to buy highly processed food than much healthier vegetables/fruits.
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From: Shahryar
From: Shahryar
A food agenda for ObamaNow's the time to reinvent America's farm and food policies.By Christopher D. Cook
from the December 26, 2008 edition San Francisco - Within hours of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's nomination last week as Agriculture secretary, websites were humming with well-documented critiques of his affinity for genetically engineered crops, agribusiness giant Monsanto, heavily polluting factory farms, and other Big Farm interests. |
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