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September 20, 2012
Good news from the fight against the aggressive corporate consolidation of our nation's food system: in America's largest city, Walmart has been beaten back! Last week, the oppressive retail giant and the country's second-largest company (trailing... Read more
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September 12, 2012
Whole Foods Refuses to Hold Suppliers Accountable for Child Labor, Worker Rights Violations Read more
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August 7, 2012
A new Whole Foods recently broke ground in Detroit, but not everyone is excited. Read more
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August 6, 2012
Peering into the politics of the food industry is like getting a peek behind the curtain where the Wizard of Oz is working the controls. Read more
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August 1, 2012
If brand managers controlled the universe, big companies would glide through the culture wars with safe and steady neutrality, never taking sides. Read more
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August 4, 2012
As the Midwest crunches into sweet corn season, a new type will be appearing on grocery store shelves - even though shoppers have no way to recognize it. Read more
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August 3, 2012
Urban farmers markets across the US have become increasingly popular over the past few years and are now surging and expanding at unseen levels, according the the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA will announce Friday that the number... Read more
CAFO Animal Cruelty: Costco Becomes Latest Retailer to Turn Against Cramped Crates for Pregnant Sows
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July 17, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS - Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday joined a growing list of retailers and restaurants in asking suppliers to phase out the use of small pens for pregnant sows, as an animal welfare group prepared to release an undercover video showing... Read more
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June 18, 2012
Fran Hawthorne, author of "Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love," dishes on some big-name companies. Read more
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May 14, 2012
In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. government for poultry production is still in use... Read more
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