The Food Lobby Goes to School

• Legislation Watch: Fighting Hunger in Schools

  Youth, Education, & Children

  Greg Kaufmann: As the economy continues to hemorrhage jobs, Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota is introducing legislation to increase eligibility for free school lunches.

• Ten Things You Can Do to Start a Community Garden

  Ten Things

  Band together to gain control of your own food.

• Food Without Fear

  Food & Nutrition

  John Nichols: Bad peanuts and killer spinach: that's the food story of 2009. But in the coming months we may see a huge turning point in the fight for safety.

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• The Federal Reserve Is Under Fire

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out trillions during the financial crisis, Congress demands accountability.

• Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : The government has poured money into GM to help keep the company afloat, but the company is still slashing jobs.

• Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.