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Which Way, L.A.?

The High Price of Cheap Food

Horror stories about America's food industry go back to Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle , published in 1906.  The current issue of Time magazine concludes that some things have improved a lot in the past 103 years…but that others have gotten worse.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Horror stories about America's food industry go back to Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, published in 1906. The current issue of Time magazine concludes that some things have improved a lot in the past 103 years…but that others have gotten worse.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Bryan Walsh

      Axios correspondent covering emerging technology and global trends

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      Joel Salatin

      Polyface Farms

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      Tom Field

      Director of Producer Education, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

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