Posts from the ‘Food [for Thought]’ category

The Title. The Jacket. The . . .

The Whatever. Okay. We’ve got a title and a jacket design. I’m not crazy about the title but it’s not bad for a compromise. (*1)  

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Title? Meh….

IN BEEF WE TRUST: AMERICANS, MEAT, AND THE MAKING OF A NATION Maybe it’ll grow on me.

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Kansas City Star “Special Report” On the American Beef Industry

I think the folks at the Kansas City Star are aiming for Pulitzer and I’d say they’re contenders. The newspaper is running a special series on the…

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Through Whose Eyes?: Meatpacking, Videos, Justice, and Animal Cruelty

I’m getting ready to go on vacation (A REAL ONE!!) (aka: one in which I don’t have to cook), but I wanted to note an event…

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Food Politics In Action, Indeed!

As I’ve mentioned before, a large part of my (current) work is keeping up with the many (and messy) facets of “food politics” — the ongoing…

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Drought, Heat, and The Price of Meat

In case you’ve not heard, the U. S. is having a dry (and, yeah, HOT) summer. Drought is one of the biggies when it comes to…

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“Attention Shoppers”: A New Line of Attack Against Antibiotics On the Farm (Plus A Little History. Of Course!)

Well, okay, so I lied about being on “hiatus.” Yes, I am, but this is too good to pass up: A coalition of consumer groups has…

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