Elizabeth Kucinich

As Congress returns from the Independence Day celebration recess, it is an ideal time for all of us to reflect on how dependent political figures and big agribusiness seem to be on each other.

Last month -- in what I considered an outrageous political shell game --key figures in...

Today, doctors wrote a prescription for Congress. If followed, this prescription will not only help heal our country's fiscal woes, but protect the health of millions of Americans.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) sent a letter to Representative Hal Rogers, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, this...

This Mother's Day, please help me pass legislation to end chimpanzee experiments. It makes ethical, scientific, and financial sense.

Jody is a mother who loves to curl up with a good magazine. Actually, she loves to curl up on top of a good magazine after she's carefully ripped out...

Let food by thy medicine. Hippocrates, dubbed the father of Western medicine, gave us this advice over two thousand years ago. Judging by the way Congress is spending billions of tax payer dollars to boost the sales of unhealthy food, I don't think we've learned our lesson.

Let's review...

This is a response to a study released last week reporting that student hunger is the third biggest problem for teachers.

Hunger, poverty and obesity are things that go hand in hand. Most people you say this to don't understand how this can be possible, but it's true....

As Congress goes back in session today for the final weeks of the 111th Congress, with the political mood of the country in uproar, it is essential that members and the leadership make legislative decisions based on our national, social and fiscal priorities that underscore democratic principles.

With the...