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Happy Meal Hysteria, Energy Drink Jitters Are Spreading

Between Consumer Reports magazine’s fearmongering about its own holiday party snacks and Marion Nestle suggesting we deprive certain businesses of constitutional rights, it's already been a busy week here at the Center for Consumer Freedom. With all this nonsense bubbling…
Posted December 9, 2010 at12:00 am

Want to Turn Africa’s Red Soil Green? Try GM Crops

Hunger in Africa is a dire problem. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, there are at least 239 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who go to bed hungry. And…
Posted December 2, 2010 at12:00 am

Happy Turkey Day from the Center for Consumer Freedom

Thanksgiving is almost here, and if you're anything like us at the Center for Consumer Freedom you can already taste the turkey. This year, remember to give thanks – not just for your friends and…
Posted November 24, 2010 at12:00 am

Dietary Guidelines Report: The Good and the Bad

Yesterday a government panel of scientists advising the Dietary Guidelines Committee released its final report for 2010. The federal government’s official Dietary Guidelines are revisited every five years in…
Posted June 16, 2010 at12:00 am

The Latest Updates to Activist Cash

ActivistCash.com is a hub for providing in-depth research about hundreds of people and groups, from Greenpeace to the Center for Science in the Public Interest to the…
Posted January 1, 2010 at12:00 am

UPDATE: Facebook Nudges Milk Off Its ‘Naughty’ List

Somehow, we knew it would end well. After MSNBC expressed interest in our press release today and the the Associated Press placed an inquiry, the social networking company…
Posted December 11, 2009 at12:00 am

Who Screams for Ice Cream? Not Facebook.

We were left speechless upon learning this week that Facebook is lactose-intolerant. The popular social media website has an official policy banning the promotion of dairy products. We’re not making…
Posted December 11, 2009 at12:00 am

Why the Center for Responsible Lending’s “Poll” on Eliminating Financial Choices Is Irrelevant

Earlier this month, a lobbying group called the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) released a survey they said showed that most Americans support capping interest rates on short-term loans. Data…
Posted April 28, 2009 at12:00 am

‘Responsible Lenders’ Fail at Basic Math

The Center for “Responsible” Lending have a new study that proves only one thing: in pursuit of their anti-credit crusade, CRL won’t hesitate to manipulate data or accuse their competitors…
Posted April 3, 2009 at12:00 am

Have You Heard The One About The ‘Responsible Lenders’?

At the Center for Consumer Freedom, we follow activist groups in all shapes and sizes — nutrition zealots, seafood scaremongers, save-the-cows prima donnas, and more. Their pet issues may vary,…
Posted January 8, 2009 at12:00 am