The candidates’ positions on food policy!

April 6, 2008

People keep asking me if I know anything about the presidential candidates’ positions on food policy. I didn’t, but thanks to Alexandra Lewin, a doctoral student at Cornell, I now do. She has just filed a summary of where the candidates stand on food issues - “Corporations, health, and the 2008 presidential race” - on the Corporations and Health Watch site. Take a look!


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  1. […] Sarah Corrigan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptPeople keep asking me if I know anything about the presidential candidates’ positions on food policy. I didn’t, but thanks to Alexandra Lewin, a doctoral student at Cornell, I now do. She has just filed a summary of where the candidates … […]

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  2. Okay, I looked. Obama seems a bit more interested than Clinton (whose ties with Monsanto were not mentioned), while McCain won’t talk about the subject at all.

    And, none of them have even the slightest intention of making a real improvement on the obesity and diabetes problem in America. Plus, small farmers have no political clout.

    Once again, this set of candidates seem to live in Another World from ours.

    Comment by Jack at Fork & Bottle — April 6, 2008 @ 9:44 pm

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