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Colbert Discusses Illness, Factory Farms
By Helena Bottemiller on
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals, discussed the high incidence of foodborne illness and the state of American agriculture on The Colbert Report last week.
“Why should I become a vegetarian? What is…
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"Veggie Libel Laws" Still On Books
By Dan Flynn on
Two more popular television shows have recently disparaged agriculture, according to some who write from rural America.
Broadcasting false and disparaging information about agriculture could still land television personalities in court in 13 mostly rural…