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(Bad) Food Underground Network

February 8, 2010 by and tagged , , ,

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Understanding food stamps means understanding the food networks that the poor have to resort to in order to feed themselves. And those are not pretty.

Needless to say, in the current contexts, these stores are expanding:

But in typically American fashion, it is easier to have the First Lady engage in an anti-obesity campaign focused on individual behavior rather than examine the structure of food production, distribution and consumption in the US. Focusing on individual behavior leaves the Food Inc system unquestioned.

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