Publication archives

May 15, 2015

Trade Rules Create Obstacle Course for a Better Food System

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
There were some decidedly Kafkaesque aspects of the Congressional debate this week on Fast Track legislation, designed to speed through the passage of secret trade deals that could have a serious impact on our food system. At first, the Senate refused to approve a bill to limit debate on Fast Track.
May 14, 2015

Launch of CFS Report on Water for Food Security and Nutrition-Why it Matters

by
Shiney Varghese
While it might seem obvious that the rights to water and food are inextricably linked, all too often policies around their use and governance are developed for one without regard to the other. To address this problem, the UN Committee on World Food Security formed a High Level Panel of Experts and charged it with weaving these two policy strands together.
May 13, 2015

Fast Track: More than a political game.

by
Juliette Majot
As the Senate lurches toward consideration of Fast Track, it's important to remember that the debate is more than a political game.   Fast Track Authority is an abdication of Congressional responsibility and accountability.
May 13, 2015

IATP comments on the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Dear Secretary Burwell and Secretary Vilsack,
May 13, 2015

A flood of comments on the Dietary Guidelines

by
Shefali Sharma
This past Friday, over 29,000 comments, including IATP’s review of the Guidelines, were submitted to the U.S.
A flood of comments on the Dietary Guidelines
May 7, 2015

Upcoming interview with IATP’s Dr. Jahi Chappell on GMOs for HBO’s “Vice”

by
Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
Coming up May 8, HBO will air another episode of Vice, the Emmy-winning documentary series coming out of the Vice Media group.
May 4, 2015

Tell the President to keep COOL

by
Ben Lilliston
Requiring country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of our meat at the grocery story is one of the most common sense food policies we have. Consumers want to know where their meat comes from, and COOL supports local farmers and ranchers. Yet, the big meat companies have been fighting against COOL for more than a decade.
Tell the President to keep COOL
Apr 28, 2015

Fast-track trade authority is called 'secretive' because it is

by
Juliette Majot
(An editorial from IATP president, Juliette Majot in response to an April 25, 2015 editorial in the Minneapolis StarTribune endorsing Fast Track legislation currently before Congress.)