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Big Food Targets the Socially Conscious
Chipotle is making its burritos GMO-free, but some scientists are not impressed. As Big Food goes greener will it cater to consumers' health perceptions at the expense of science, and what effects will it have on the nation's food supply chain.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 51m ListenChipotle is making its burritos GMO-free, but some scientists are not impressed. Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores whether as Big Food goes greener it will cater to consumers' health perceptions at the expense of science, and what effects will it have on the nation's food supply chain.
Also, police raid the home of the gunman in the Texas Mohammad cartoon attack. On today's Talking Point, new evidence that where you live directly affects upward mobility -- better neighborhoods can make for better lives.
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3 storiesPolice Raid Home of Gunman in Texas Mohammad Cartoon Attack
Police in Garland, Texas released new details in the case of the two gunmen who opened fire Sunday night at an event where people presented cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. A police officer shot both men dead with his service pistol. A security guard was wounded.
Read the story7 minBig Food Aims at the Socially Conscious, but Is the Food Healthier?
Chipotle, the national food chain that claims to be a healthier fast food alternative, upped the ante recently in trying to follow its motto of "Food with Integrity." Last week the company announced its food menu was going to be GMO-free , no longer containing ingredients derived from genetically engineered plants.
Read the story34 minBetter Zip Codes Really Do Mean Better Futures for a Child
After the LA riots more than twenty years ago Congress created an anti-poverty experiment to find out if placing poor families in better neighborhoods would help them move up the economic ladder. The result: parents and children seemed to benefit little, if at all, from a change in address. But new research now shows nearly the opposite.
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