Interview with Raj Patel
This month Corporations and Health Watch interviews Raj Patel, visiting scholar at the Center for African Studies at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the new book Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System. CHW speaks with Patel on how corporate control of the world's food system influences public health and well being, government accountability and the need for democratic social change.
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Tobacco and the 2008 Election
With the 2008 presidential election less than six months away, most voters are focusing on the political differences between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. However, tobacco policy, which will continue as the major cause of death for the next decade, has received little focus in the mainstream media. In this report, Corporations and Health Watch reviews the major tobacco issues that the next President will face and analyzes the positions of Senators Obama and McCain on these subjects.
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The Perils of Short-term Profiteering
Reports of record high oil prices and declining vehicle sales have dominated the news in recent months and Detroit's Big Three have reported plummeting sales of SUVs and pick-up trucks. At the same time, sales of hybrid and other compact, fuel-efficient cars are skyrocketing and foreign manufacturers are gaining market share. In this report Corporations and Health Watch examines how the US auto industry's focus on SUV and large truck sales and its desire for short-term gain has led to plummeting profit margins and jeopardized the industry's future viability while condemning American consumers to unsafe and polluting vehicles.
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Tracking on Corporations and Health
Advocates and policy makers seeking to modify corporate practices that harm health often have to track changes in corporate or government policy to assess their progress. This month, Corporations and Health Watch describes a few databases and websites useful for tracking local and national policy and the social responsibility performance of major corporations.
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