How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.

The New York State Supreme Court wisely rejected New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on the sale of super-sized sodas, but people who once loved 32-ounce sodas may, wisely, be banning the ...

The intentions of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may be laudable, but it’s wrong for one man, even an elected official and even a well-meaning one at that, to dictate to people how big a ...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood firmly by his plan for a first-in-the-nation ban on large servings of soda and sugary drinks to fight obesity on Friday – even as the city celebrated ...

Through the years, the idea of not using SNAP to subsidize soda and candy has had bipartisan support. And the recent efforts ...

The uproar about Mayor Bloomberg's new ban on selling supersized sodas has focused on two issues: 1) personal freedom (as in, I have the God-given right to buy a 72-oz cola), and 2) efficacy ("It ...

At the time, New York City was attempting to ban restaurants from selling sodas larger than 16 ounces, and Republicans across the country were angry at then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The city’s blue-collar union was one of the many groups that supported the mayor’s soda tax, which could make it more difficult for him to negotiate with it. 2. John Dougherty.

In 2014, Berkeley passed the first modern soda tax over an onslaught of spending from Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper. The tax generated millions of dollars in funding for community health programs ...