Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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From Whole (junk) Foods to Julia/Julie hype, tasty morsels from around the Web
When my info-larder gets too packed, it’s time to serve up some choice nuggets from around the Web. —————- • “Everything I’ve written is straw,” Thomas Aquinas is supposed to […]
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Cargill plant recalls nearly a million pounds of tainted beef
Not-so-total recall: Cargill’s got nearly a million pounds of tainted beef circulating. In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. ——— Remember a […]
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Meat, climate change, and industry tripe
Washington Post food-politics columnist Ezra Klein has taken a stand: people should eat less meat, because of its vast greenhouse gas footprint. To make his case, Ezra cited the FAO’s […]
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Thoughts inspired by Pollan’s provocative piece on cooking
Where is everybody?Photo: Shindz, via FlickrWhen I think hard about what it would take to create a just and sustainable food system, two big obstacles spring immediately to mind: 1) […]
