Campaign Profile: Mayors Against Illegal Guns
In April 2006, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino hosted a meeting attended by 15 mayors from around the country who were concerned about gun violence. Now, Mayors Against Illegal Gun Violence has grown to a coalition of 250 and is making waves. Recently, their effort to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment--a measure designed to restrict the public and law enforcement from accessing gun trace information held by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives--has come under fire by the NRA and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the lobbying arm of the gun industry. Top Republican fund raiser Senator Richard Shelby has led the legislative effort to withhold gun data from law enforcement agencies
Spotlight on Corporate Practices: The Food Industry
Corporations and Health Watch takes a look at the pledge of major food and beverage corporations to create "healthy dietary choices" advertisements. We examine this pledge in light of a recent study which shows food ads increase consumption and the new recommended standards for school vending machines. Read the latest news...
Interview with Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney in Australia.
Corporation and Health Watch interviews Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney in Australia. He compares tobacco and gun control advocacy in Australia and the United States, analyzes the similarities and differences in the two countries politcal cultures and discusses his new book, Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco: Making Smoking History.This month Corporations and Health Watch explores the impact of the NAFTA trade agreement on health and obesity in Mexico. We describe how NAFTA has changed the practices of multinational food companies in Mexico and examine the disproportionate impact on obesity and diabtes rates among indigenous, poor and working class Mexican communities. Read more...
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