Farm Bill

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Dr. Robert Drapkin: The Story Behind America’s Declining Heart Health

Press Release | Robert Drapkin, MD | December 9, 2015

American society today has become more passive and voyeuristic, spending a large portion of each day in front of computers, phones, tablets and TV screens or behind windshields. Occupational exercise has dwindled. Why are the trends going the wrong way? Robert Drapkin, M.D., a highly-respected board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, believes that although sufficient exercise is vital, poor diet acts as a barrier. Dr. Drapkin sees three main reasons for this:

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We Deserve More Than This Bad Farm Bill

Ben Lilliston | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) | February 5, 2014

Was it just exhaustion from two-plus years of negotiations that finally produced the Farm Bill that is expected to be signed by the President this week? [...] For whatever reason, there is a sense that a deeply flawed Farm Bill—the terms of which were dictated largely by austerity fanatics from the start—is the best we’ll get under the current political environment. Read More »