Viewpoints
Viewpoints features essays and interviews by the Center for a Livable Future’s staff, faculty, fellows and other affiliates. These opinions are opinions—not representations of the Center’s priorities, activities or stances.
Seafood & the Food System, Food Policy & Governance
Understanding Seafood Consumption: More Challenging Than It Looks
Household income and race/ethnicity play a role in seafood purchasing.
Food Animal Production
USDA’s approach to meat labeling is failing
Food Systems & Climate Change, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Paolo di Croce: Biodiversity is Essential
Slow Food’s Paolo di Croce is on a mission to help people choose food that’s culturally meaningful and suited to local ecosystems.
Food Animal Production, Food Systems & Climate Change, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Nicolette Hahn Niman: It’s Not the Cow, It’s the How
Rancher, author, mother and attorney Nicolette Hahn Niman discusses the importance of beef to health and regenerative agriculture.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Food Trends for 2022 Focus on Gut Health, Mushrooms, and Kelp
Online shopping surged in 2021, while an interest in sustainability dropped slightly.
Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity, Strengthening Food System Resilience
Time to Put Community Food Projects Back on Track
USDA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program has been a great success, but there’s still room for improvement.
Food Animal Production, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Food Trends for 2021 Focus on Diverse Cuisines, Home Cooking and Sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic is changing the way we eat, with a greater awareness of food insecurity and food chain workers.
Food Animal Production, Food Equity, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Farmers Protest New Laws That Could Expand Industrial Food Production in India
New policies in India, intended to make food more affordable, have put unbearable financial strain on farmers.
Food Animal Production, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Systems & Climate Change
Al Sommer on Better Science: Data Versus Beliefs
A public health legend discusses why it’s important to question long-held beliefs, and why we need a bigger tent.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Equity, Food Systems & Climate Change
Jess Fanzo on Sustainable Diets: It’s Not Just a Fantasy
A Johns Hopkins food systems researcher discusses climate change and the planetary health diet.