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Can Palm Oil Be Sustainably Produced?
Eliminating trans fats from processed foods will remove a cause of heart disease. But replacing trans fats with palm oil may lead to other destructive consequences, including human rights abuses and climate change.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenEliminating trans fats from processed foods will remove a cause of heart disease. But replacing trans fats with palm oil may lead to other destructive consequences, including human rights abuses and climate change.
Also, Beijing wins the 2022 Winter Games. On today's Talking Point, the NAACP, the ACLU and the Obama Administration are challenging new limits to voting rights in North Carolina. We hear about efforts to undo a recent 5 to 4 ruling by the US Supreme Court.
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3 storiesBeijing Wins the 2022 Winter Games
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Read the story6 minThe Dark Side of Going Heart Healthy
Packaged foods and cosmetics -- from corn chips and chocolate candy to lipstick and eye-liner -- all contain palm oil. It's almost impossible to avoid. It's also hard to exaggerate the damage from palm-oil production: deforestation, increased global warming, and abuses of human rights.
Read the story34 minNorth Carolina’s Election Law Tests Voting Rights in a New Era
In a federal court in North Carolina, arguments are wrapping up in a case with potential significance for the voting rights of minorities and young people. Two years ago, the US Supreme Court freed mainly Southern states from having to get federal approval before changing their voting laws.
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