Lethal But Legal

People familiar with Eat Drink Vote may also be interested in a new book by Nick Freudenberg, the director of Hunter College’s Food Policy Center. The book is Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption and Public Health. In this book, Freudenberg explores how profits and public health are dealt with in a variety of industries including […]

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We’re Number 20! We’re Number 20!

If you’re reading this from outside the US, please excuse the national reference. This claim refers to how the US ranks in Oxfam’s compilation of how easy it is to get a balanced, nutritious diet. A nice synopsis of the report is found on NPR. Max Lawson, of Oxfam, is quoted on NPR as saying […]

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Comic Strip of the Day Recommends Book for Holiday Shopping

We are delighted to note that Comic Strip of the Day, a thoughtful blog about comics and cartoons and those who create them, has included Eat Drink Vote among their recommendations for holiday shopping. Mike Peterson, the blog’s author, notes “This is both a fun book and a sensible conversation, and you don’t find those […]

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