Articles by Tom Laskawy
A 17-year veteran of both traditional and online media, Tom Laskawy is a founder and executive director of the Food & Environment Reporting Network and a contributing writer at Grist covering food and agricultural policy. Tom's long and winding road to food politics writing passed through New York, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, Florence, Italy, and Philadelphia (which has a vibrant progressive food politics and sustainable agriculture scene, thank you very much). In addition to Grist, his writing has appeared online in The American Prospect, Slate, The New York Times, and The New Republic. He is on record as believing that wrecking the planet is a bad idea. Follow him on Twitter.
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Vanguard state: California might just lead the way on GMO labeling
Golden State residents will cast a vote on GMO labeling this November. Here's what it would mean for farmers and consumers if the measure passes.
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Food has gotten cheaper — but at what cost?
Americans now spend just under 9 percent of our income on food, about 30 percent less than we did in 1982. But is this a good thing?
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Feds to farmers: Grow GMO beets or face sugar shortage
The good news: The USDA finally released an environmental impact review of genetically engineered sugar beets. The bad: Monsanto has already crowded out other seed makers.
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Why Bloomberg’s ‘Big Gulp ban’ could be good for New York City
Recent science linking portion size and calorie intake suggests that banning extra large servings of soda might actually keep New Yorkers healthier.
