By showing up at the Paul R. Knapp "Animal Learning Center," President Obama and his staff show that they are out of touch with the needs of rural Iowans and likely to continue to plow down their unsustainable path of supporting the industrial agribusiness lobby.
When you are in the mood for fast food, here are my 10 fast food commandments to to help you control weight.
There has never been a better time to get active and take a stand against the infiltration of fast food in your neighborhood. We certainly cannot wait for policymakers in Washington to protect the people.
No one really expects their burgers to look exactly like they do in the commercial. But when you get the craving and buy the snack, wouldn't it be nice if they actually at least vaguely resembled what you've been fantasizing about?
It seems like some sort of cruel joke that the warm-weather season's tastiest drinks -- thick and creamy milkshakes, rich blended frappes, and the like -- can be some of the biggest threats to your swimsuit figure.
Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.
The fast-food industry in this country has a long and storied history. The founders in this field built mega-empires based on the pursuit of the Ameri...
Those who know fries know that the standard, mediocre orders stand worlds apart from the outstanding examples.
Switching to a plant-based diet can lessen your contribution to global warming and the overall use of resources. It can also boost your health.
According to its new policy, BK will only do business with pork suppliers that have detailed plans to end their use of gestation crates.
If you had to guess, which salads do you think would be highest in calories -- the salad at a fast food restaurant or the salad at a casual dining restaurant?
My latest (by no means the first, and certainly not the last) embarrassing parenthood moment happened two weeks ago.
Taco Bell had an arguably sketchy 2011 fiscal year, frontloaded by an almost devastating lawsuit against the quality of their meat, 2012 seems to be the year of rebound for the brand.
I asked a few quick-fix connoisseurs to recommend fast-food fare that greenies can order with a clear conscience. Here are their suggestions.
When exposed to the light, the NRA's agenda becomes toxic. And Americans want nothing to do with those who conspire to bring about the gun lobby's dangerous "guns everywhere" vision they saw played out that February night in Sanford, Florida.
Don't let this corporate exodus from ALEC fool you into thinking that these corporations have grown a conscience or that they have given up on influencing the political process.
Charles and David Koch appear to be pushing their right-wing ideology to the bitter end. And it's time for Americans to stop helping them. The Koch b...