The Gary Null Show - 04.23.21

How the Big Food Industry threatens public health and its influence over public policies

Gary Ruskin is the co-founder and executive director of US Right to Know -- a non profit  that investigates corporate practices that threaten public health. US Right to Know has won prestigious awards, including the James Madison Freedom of Information Award.  Gary has been a leader in public interest advocacy over 30 years. For 14 years he directed the Congressional Accountability Project to monitor and oppose corruption in Congress. He also served as the executive director of Commercial Alert, an initiative he co-founded with Ralph Nader. In 2012, Gary was the campaign manager for California's Proposition 37 which was to get genetically modified food labeling on a statewide ballot. His articles and research have appeared in the Washington Post, the Nation, Environmental Health News, Journal of Public Health Policy, Public Health Nutrition and many other public and professional publications. His report on corporate espionage against non-profits exposed spy activities of the US Chamber of Commerce, Monsanto, Walmart, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, oil and chemical companies among others.  Gary graduated from Carleton College and received a graduate degree in public policy from Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government. The website for US Right to Know is USRTK.org.