PepsiCo claims to be "investing in a healthier future for people and our planet." But how is that possible when their top-selling products include Mountain Dew and Doritos?
The goal is so ambitious because the crisis of childhood obesity is so grave -- with the current generation of Americans on track to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.
Official visits are important to Haitians but the question remains: what does a serious recovery plan for Haiti really look like, and how can the Haitian Diaspora play a role?
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. November 30, 2009.
With Michelle Obama in the White House, I expected a resurgence of the Claire Huxtable stereotype. Instead, hideous depictions of abusive, irresponsible black moms are everywhere.
Obama recently tapped as chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the US Trade Representative a senior executive from one of the pesticide industry's main trade groups.
Obama was defending himself after fashionistas who mocked the old-fashioned "Dad jeans" he wore to throw the first pitch at a Saint Louis baseball match last week.
