Sightlucky

Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the United States have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents, and a startling 70% of adults are now obese or overweight. The result has been a widening epidemic of obesity-related health problems. But while discussions about this crisis tend to focus solely on the need for individual responsibility and more exercise, Feeding Frenzy turns its focus squarely on the responsibility of the processed food industry and the outmoded government policies it benefits from. It lays bare how government subsidies designed to feed the hungry during the Great Depression have enabled the food industry to flood the market with a rising tide of cheap, addictive, high calorie food products, and offers an engrossing look at the tactics of the multi billion-dollar advertising industry that makes sure that everyone keeps consuming.

• Arts & Entertainment

  • Season 2 Episode 12

    Doron faces a fresh threat as the scope of Nidal's unfolding plan becomes clear, while the team and Abu Samara move to intervene before time runs out.

  • E12: Everything for Norway

    Adrian is called up to the national team and Helena is an expert in studio during his debut match. Player group beats cracks when the truth of the club's economy comes to the surface.

  • What Walaa Wants

    Walaa has her sights set on becoming one of the few women to join the Palestinian Security Forces. She has to fight to survive police training boot camp with her wildly rebellious spirit intact.

  • The Idol

    Based on the true story of Mohammed Assaf, the Palestinian singer who crossed borders and defied the odds to win the second season of 'Arab Idol.'

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• Culture & Society

  • The French Letter

    Is it acceptable for a man to proposition a woman in the street or at work? Some leading French women say yes.

  • Soufra

    Filmed in a Palestinian refugee camp south of Beirut, where Mariam has lived her whole life, the film follows her struggle in uniting the female community with a business venture — a food truck and catering service.

  • Running Amok

    David Lipson ventures into the fanatical, often deadly, arena of Indonesian soccer.

  • Community Builds Canoe Around Native Leader’s Dream

    The Ti’at Society exists to reconnect with the ocean and with ancestors who used plank canoes.

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• Environment

  • Medellín

    Few places have been as successful as Medellín in tackling social problems head-on with urbanism, architecture and greening of the urban landscape.

  • Eve Ensler: The Alchemy of the Apology

    In her new bestselling book, 'The Apology,' Eve Ensler has attempted to transform, with unflinching truthfulness and compassion, the horrific betrayal she suffered into an expansive vision for the future.

  • Bill McKibben: What We've Learned About Climate Change in the Last 30 Years

    What lessons can we draw from three decades of struggles to address the existential threat of climate disruption? Bill McKibben speaks on this question and more.

  • Peter Barnes

    Peter Barnes says we need to fix the flaws of capitalism to reverse global warming.

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• News & Analysis

  • March 23, 2020

    Britain's Prime Minister orders a three-week partial lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus.

  • March 19, 2020

    Italy overtakes China as the country suffers the most coronavirus deaths.

  • March 18, 2020

    Another warning for countries to be vigilant as the coronavirus kills another 475 people in Italy.

  • March 17, 2020

    An emergency package of up to a trillion dollars is announced to boost the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Reduce Food Waste. Over-portioning comes in as the top culprit for food waste, Walkover says. “By far, and french fries are the biggest offender of them all.” FECs need a portion control system, he says, and simply a “handful” of fries won’t cut it because, of course, employees have different-sized hands.