| Feb 8, 2010 | Food / FarmingThe Obama administration has pledged to end childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015. Meeting that goal will depend on whether Congress expedites or undermines this ambitious endeavor. And it has to act soon. The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act (CNR) is up for...
| Jan 11, 2010 | Food / FarmingAnybody forced to live in a desert would find survival in a barren, desolate wasteland difficult. But through a series of public policies and private-sector decisions, millions of mostly low-income and minority families in America have been condemned to subsist in...
| Dec 7, 2009 | Food / FarmingEven with concerns about childhood obesity and related health conditions reaching new heights, fast food mascot Ronald McDonald remains the most recognizable icon to children around the world—second only to Santa Claus. But the clown is at a crossroads. Food...
