The Navajo Nation will soon have a junk food tax
The Navajo Nation, a 27,000-square-mile area spread across New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, will become the first place in the United States to levy a tax on “junk food.” The …
Lessons on income disparities part of Oxfam dinner
A number of aid organizations offer “hunger banquets,” not only to raise funds, but also to increase awareness about global poverty. “Hunger banquets” are experiential in nature. Guests are assigned …
Predicting the future of health
The Los Angeles Times convenes a panel of health experts to talk about the future: one year out, and what may be in store for us in five years. The …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: animal welfare; a student …
On the eve of President Obama’s State of the Union address, Mark Bittman provides his own take on the “State of Food” in a piece appearing in the New York …
Low-income students now a majority in U.S. public schools
A report issued by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) indicates that 51% of American public school students are now eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, one indicator of the nation’s …
U.S. House votes on “Feed the Future”
An authorization bill for the Feed the Future initiative is scheduled for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives today, AgriPulse reports. HR 5656, which enjoys bipartisan support, is …
Tracie McMillan writes about Whole Foods in Detroit
Can a grocery store fight elitism? Author Tracie McMillan seeks to answer this question, and more, as she writes about the experiences of a new Whole Foods store in Detroit …