Bridget Huber

Bridget Huber is a reporter focused mainly on public health, food, and the environment. She’s written for The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Nation, Mother Jones, the Associated Press, and others. Originally from Maine, she’s based in Oakland, California.

Higher EducationOctober 30, 2019

Colleges Should Not Have to Have Food Pantries

With no federal assistance in sight, colleges are scrambling to fill the void with food pantries, loans, vouchers and other interventions. But the patchwork approach only goes so far.

Bridget Huber
July 28, 2016

Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat

How the country challenged the junk-food industry and became a global leader in the battle against obesity.

Bridget Huber
Science and HealthOctober 11, 2012

Michelle Obama’s Moves

Has the first lady’s anti-obesity campaign been too accommodating toward the food industry?

Bridget Huber
ActivismSeptember 14, 2011

Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover

Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?

Bridget Huber
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Bridget Huber

Higher EducationOctober 30, 2019

With no federal assistance in sight, colleges are scrambling to fill the void with food pantries, loans, vouchers and other interventions. But the patchwork approach only goes so far.

July 28, 2016

How the country challenged the junk-food industry and became a global leader in the battle against obesity.

Science and HealthOctober 11, 2012

Has the first lady’s anti-obesity campaign been too accommodating toward the food industry?

ActivismSeptember 14, 2011

Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.