Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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This meat substitute is all-natural and GMO-free — and might be making people sick
A nonprofit group says Quorn, the mushroom-based fake meat, is causing real illnesses and asks the FDA to regulate it.
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Why Vandana Shiva is so right and yet so wrong
The environmental crusader has a beautiful vision of the world we'd like to have. Too bad she has such a loose way with the factual details.
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Is producing more food to feed the world beside the point?
Which should be tackled first: hunger or inequality? Food production or distribution? These chicken-and-egg questions tangle every "feeding the planet" debate.
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When it comes to roads and rail, we force government to lie to us
California's high-speed rail is only the latest public megaproject to be stuck in the overpromise-overspend cycle -- because we make it hard for officials to be honest.
