This is how corporate ‘democracy’ works — War in Context
▻http://warincontext.org/2013/03/28/this-is-how-corporate-democracy-works
And perhaps when Breuer’s former boss Attorney General Eric Holder steps down, he too will return to his former employer, Covington, and there, along with servicing the interests of Wall Street, they can assist the law firm’s other famous clients like Xe Services (Blackwater), Phillip Morris, and Halliburton.
If you’re not familiar with Breuer, watch The Untouchables to learn about his role in letting Wall Street off the hook following the 2008 financial crisis:
L’Europe aux mains des lobbies, entretien avec Olivier Hoedeman | les coulisses de la corruption
▻http://ragemag.fr/leurop-aux-mains-des-lobbies-entretien-avec-olivier-hoedema
Les « revolving doors » (portes tournantes), est le principal canal permettant aux lobbies industriels de maîtriser les politiques publiques européennes : les lobbies et les grandes firmes recrutent leurs agents d’influence parmi les Commissaires européens et les officiels de l’UE. Quand l’actuelle Commission (Barroso-2) prit ses fonctions en 2010, 13 Commissaires furent remplacés ; plus de la moitié intégrèrent directement le monde des affaires en tant que lobbyistes. Ce fut l’occasion d’un scandale médiatique, mais la Commission répondit qu’elle ne voyait pas où était le problème. Il fallut plus d’un an pour qu’ils se décident à introduire quelques changement mineurs dans le code de conduite appliqué aux Commissaires.
Il y a aussi un problème majeur de conflits d’intérêts avec tous les officiels de la Commission qui pantouflent un jour ou l’autre dans le privé. Une investigation a été lancée sur ce sujet par le médiateur européen ; mais la Commission s’oppose à toute régulation concernant les « revolving doors » car ses liens avec le monde des affaires sont trop étroits.
« Lobbying » est-il devenu un euphémisme pour #corruption ?
It’s the Sugar, Folks - NYTimes.com
▻http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/its-the-sugar-folks
The key point in the article is this: “Each 150 kilocalories/person/day increase in total calorie availability related to a 0.1 percent rise in diabetes prevalence (not significant), whereas a 150 kilocalories/person/day rise in sugar availability (one 12-ounce can of soft drink) was associated with a 1.1 percent rise in diabetes prevalence.” Thus: for every 12 ounces of sugar-sweetened beverage introduced per person per day into a country’s food system, the rate of diabetes goes up 1 percent. (The study found no significant difference in results between those countries that rely more heavily on high-fructose corn syrup and those that rely primarily on cane sugar.)
This is as good (or bad) as it gets, the closest thing to causation and a smoking gun that we will see.
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But as Lustig says, “This study is proof enough that sugar is toxic. Now it’s time to do something about it.”
The next steps are obvious, logical, clear and up to the Food and Drug Administration. To fulfill its mission, the agency must respond to this information by re-evaluating the toxicity of sugar, arriving at a daily value — how much added sugar is safe? — and ideally removing fructose (the “sweet” molecule in sugar that causes the damage) from the “generally recognized as safe” list, because that’s what gives the industry license to contaminate our food supply.
L’étude sur PLOS One ▻http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057873
Et le graphique :
Food Politics » Let’s Ask Marion: What’s The Recommended Daily Allowance of Sugar?
▻http://www.foodpolitics.com/2013/02/lets-ask-marion-whats-the-recommended-daily-allowance-of-sugar
Robert Lustig, who is largely concerned about what too much fructose does to us, thinks that 50 grams of sugar (sucrose or HFCS) is a reasonable Upper Limit for most people. This would provide 25 grams of fructose, which the body can handle with relative ease. What’s interesting about his cut point is that it means 200 calories a day, or 10% of calories for a 2000 calorie diet. So there we are at 10% of calories again.