Retire Ronald

For decades, fast food advertising icon Ronald McDonald has caught the attention of our kids. The brightly dressed mascot successfully fought for fast food market share, and Corporate Accountability International released a report detailing why this clown has got to...

Urban Food Deserts Threaten Children’s Health

Anybody 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...

Ronald McDonald’s Identity Crisis

Even 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...