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[TRENDING NEWS] In England, a Call to Tax Sugar and Salt

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Author: BY ISABELLA KWAI - Publish Date: July 16, 2021 at 12:17AM The tax on salt and sugar in processed and restaurant-made foods were among several measures proposed in a sweeping review into England’s food industry.

[TRENDING NEWS] Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2

Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: October 12, 2019 at 10:59AM In the finale of the podcast, we hear the rest of June and Angie Provost’s story, and its echoes in a past case that led to the largest civil rights settlement in American history.

[TRENDING NEWS] Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1

Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: October 5, 2019 at 10:59AM More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Barbaric History of Sugar in America

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Author: KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD - Publish Date: August 14, 2019 at 07:00AM How sugar became the “white gold” that fueled slavery — and an industry that continues to exploit black lives to this day.

[TRENDING NEWS] Quiet Casualty of Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis: A Sugar Tax

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Author: MIKE IVES - Publish Date: December 3, 2018 at 07:00AM In an effort to increase public support for the disputed prime minister, the government is reducing a tax on sugary drinks that experts say is vital for the country’s health.