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These Steaks May Stick to Your Ribs
If you’re one who enjoys a steak dinner now and again, let me ask this question: do you prefer it with a nice sauce, a side of garlicky spinach — or maybe some transglutaminase?
Solidarity in Reverse
Our Press Freedom is under Fire
Freedom of the press, that inspired rallying cry of our democracy, is becoming a poignant memory. In its latest ranking of how such freedoms stack up worldwide, Reporters Without Borders ranked the United States No. 47. We certainly rate way better than China, which clocked in at No. 174 out of 179 countries, but this truly is a shameful grade.
Letter from the Editor: Kaul’s Colson Column
Donald Kaul’s column on the late Charles Colson generated many letters to the editor published by the Des Moines Register and other newspapers.
Overturning Citizens United
From the equipment, chemicals, and seeds on the farm, to farmers and food workers, to supermarkets and consumers, there’s not a part of food and agriculture that big, often multinational, corporations don’t dominate.
Focus on Food: Week of June 4-10, 2012
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Behind Super-Sized Sodas, a Deeper Danger
New York City’s billionaire mayor wants to ban super-sized sodas and other sugar-packed drinks.
The United Nations is Failing Syria
The United Nations Security Council, which is supposed to be the bulwark of global peace and security, has failed in its response to these popular uprisings, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. Inaction over Syria has left the Council seeming woefully unfit for its primary purpose: maintaining international peace.
Not Only the Cows Are Mad
The Department of Agriculture determined in April that a cow from California died from an always-fatal disease that triggers dementia and can be transmitted to people. The chilling news about the latest mad cow case was no surprise for me. I’ve been trying for two decades to stop the cattle feeding practices that transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow disease.
Summertime Hunger Spike
Summertime can be a carefree, relaxing season filled with cookouts, backyard picnics, and trips to the ice cream truck.
