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Jill Richardson

Jill Richardson is the founder of the blog La Vida Locavore and a member of the Organic Consumers Association policy advisory board. She is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Your Holiday Guide to Avoiding Slave Labor

The easiest way to ensure that your gifts were ethically produced is to buy locally.
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December 20, 2014
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The United States’ “Post-Racial” Lie

White Americans have no right to judge the outpouring of black anger in Ferguson.
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Jill Richardson,
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December 5, 2014
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The Poor Suffer From Hunger – Not the Munchies

Drug-testing for food stamps wastes taxpayer money and stigmatizes economic hardship.
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Jill Richardson,
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November 22, 2014
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A Prescription for Better Health

Simply telling people to eat better isn’t enough.
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November 15, 2014
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A Difficult Season

Love the important people in your life not in spite of their flaws but because of them.
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November 1, 2014
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Banning Medical Pot Makes No Sense

Why deny a cancer or AIDS patient a medication that reduces suffering?
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Jill Richardson,
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October 12, 2014
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Build It and Bikes Will Come

If cities wish to encourage citizens to be more active and cut down on driving, they must remember that if they build it, we will come.
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Jill Richardson,
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September 11, 2014
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Playing Toxic Whack-a-Mole

Flame retardants in everything from couch cushions to tents may be poisoning us all for no good reason.
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Jill Richardson,
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September 4, 2014
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The Darker Side of Sunblock

A chemical that might be safe in its normal-sized form may not be when it goes nano.
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Jill Richardson,
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July 27, 2014
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The High Cost of Cheap Shrimp

Retailers and consumers need to do their homework to make sure they’re not buying seafood tainted by modern-day slavery.
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July 5, 2014
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