Publication archives

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Sharon Anglin Treat
After a horrifying, junk food labeling provision was leaked from NAFTA renegotiations, we must demand transparency to know what else is being discussed behind closed doors.
Junk Food Aisle
Last week, IATP launched the report, From the Ground Up: The State of the States on Climate Adaptation for Agriculture. Josh talks with Lachlan Anathasiou, who interned at IATP in summer 2017 about the research he did on the report and the report's findings.   
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IATP often works internationally, but our headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this episode, Josh is joined by Filiberto Nolasco, Editor of the online news site, Workday Minnesota, to talk about what the broader issues of labor, immigrants rights, and social justice are happening in our community. 
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IATP
The Farm Bill is a fundamentally a story about power. Dating back to the 1930s, every five years or so Congress decides in whose interest the Farm Bill will serve. Current Farm Bill debates involve many constituencies beyond just farmers, including hunger advocates, environmentalists, rural leaders, public health supporters, and civil rights organizations. The Farm Bill is both derivative and evolving, with important lessons from the past informing the hard policy challenges of the future.     
Food Tank
The following first appeared in The Hill on March 21, 2018, under the title: How Congress Can Shut Down Trump's Latest Power Grab
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by
Ben Lilliston
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by
Dr. Steve Suppan
An update to EFSA's 2011 Guidance synthesizes a broad array of scientific literature, but problematically suggests nanomaterials won't be subject to stringent enough mandatory rules.
Mars Candy Company agreed to remove nano-titanium dioxide from its products
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Dr. Steve Suppan
President Trump's tariffs are a partial and short-term solution to a real problem. The larger issue is dumping goods below cost-of-production in other countries.
President Trump's steel tariffs don't address the actual problem