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UCS and sustainable food systems …


Demand a healthy, affordable, sustainable food system.

Nearly 20,000 people have already signed our petition urging President Obama to establish a National Food Policy that will ensure healthy, sustainably grown food for all. It’s not too late to add your name! Sign today.

 Read this issue on the UCS website.
www.ucsusa.org/publications/december_2014.html

Why we need a national food policy.

 A twitter conversation with Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman, and Ricardo Salvador.

 Watch food policy advocates and experts discuss ways to shape healthy food policy at the local level.

 

Ricardo Salvador, Ph.D.
Director,
Food & Environment ProgramFollow
Ricardo’s blog >>
“I read your call for an executive order to create a national food policy. I heartily agree that our food system is broken. But how would a national food policy be any different—or better—than the backward set of policies we have now?”—O. Day, Oakland, CA.As things stand today, the federal government already addresses a range of interconnected agricultural issues—diet-related disease, environmental degradation, farm subsidies, food safety, pesticides, immigration and farm labor, workplace safety and health—with a patchwork of regulations and standards across at least eight agencies. Not only is this approach uncoordinated, all too often agencies work at cross-purposes. READ MORE

Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ is every month


Wethepeople

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

09/30/2014 11:20 AM EDT

FDA is exploring the future of breast cancer detection. Scientists at FDA are studying the next generation of screening and diagnostic devices, some of which borrow from the world of entertainment. In the future, those 3D images and displays may help doctors find hidden tumors and better diagnose cancers.

Leading on Leave, and Christening the USS Gabrielle Giffords


 

The President meets with advisors in the Oval Office.

President Barack Obama meets with Amy Rosenbaum, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, National Economic Council Director Jeffrey Zients, Christina Goldfuss, Managing Director, Council on Environmental Quality, Senior Advisor Brian Deese and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in the Oval Office, June 12, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

See more from our “Photo of the Day” gallery here.

Join a Virtual Stop on the “Lead on Leave” Tour

Today, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and small business owner Molly Moon Neitzel are taking part in a Google+ Hangout on paid leave. During the conversation, they’ll share an important announcement and updates on the action across the country to help more working families succeed.

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Weekly Address: Stand Up for American Workers and Pass TAA

In this week’s address, President Obama reiterated that his top priority is to grow the American economy and ensure that every hardworking American has a fair shot at success. The President also urged the House to pass Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) without delay so that more middle-class workers can earn the chance to participate and succeed in our global economy.

WATCH HERE

Dr. Jill Biden Sponsors and Christens the USS Gabrielle Giffords

On Saturday, Dr. Jill Biden took part in the christening ceremony for the USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), named after former Congresswoman and Navy spouse Gabby Giffords. The ship is expected to be delivered to the Littoral Combat fleet by 2017.

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They’re back …


The gun lobbyists are so used to getting their way, they just can’t believe that they’re losing this fight over universal background checks.

They lost badly at the ballot box, so they ran crying to a judge.  He told them to take a hike, so now they’re pleading with an appeals court to overturn the will of Washington voters.

None of the gun lobby’s apocalyptic “what if” fantasies have come true. They’re out of ammo, and desperate for the 9th Circuit to save them.

Want to put an end to this madness?  Chip in right now – whatever you can – and help us raise $5,000 for the 594 Legal Defense Fund.  Show the gun lobby we won’t back down!

Why has the gun lobby been so successful all these years at defeating common-sense gun safety proposals across the country?  Because they keep fighting, no matter what. Our movement hasn’t been able to match their tenacity – until now.

We’re finally standing up to the gun lobby and their pals in the Legislature, and we’ve got them running scared.  Make a donation right now to the 594 Legal Defense Fund.  Let’s hit our goal and keep up the fight!

Thank you,

Geoff