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Food Politics; Militancy; Economics

French farmers reportedly blocked more than 400 trucks carrying perishable food products from Germany and Spain into France, complaining about the impact of imported foods on local markets and the poor financial situation of some domestic livestock farmers. Politics of Food Helena Bottemiller Evich, agricultural reporter for Politico Pro, writes that leaders of the "good food" sector (e.g., Chipotle, Whole Foods) are ignoring the opportunity to lobby the U.S. Congress. She says the good food industry is winning in the marketplace, and they think that is enough to carry the influence they need in Washington. After William Saletan's article in Slate magazine highlighted the intentional mischaracterizations (what he called outright "fraud")...

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