I'd have two qualms with that statement. First, what defines "local politics"? Is what happens in my house "local politics?" If so, I should be allowed to abuse my children, kill my wife, and torture my dog. This boundary is arbitrary.

learner: I totally agree about the American diet being poor. My argument is that the only way to change this is to make unhealthy foods more expensive or provide incentives for people to buy more vegetables. When your diet is controlled by your

Yup. I agree. I will try to get some more accurate numbers for you.

I will work to get you some reliable sources if you want. In the meantime, here are two sources detailing food waste in the US and Japan in 1996. I cannot vouch for their reliability. Japan

I'd be interested to hear some of those reasons.

Setting aside the slightly out-there nature of the question... If doing this genetic research will reduce grain consumption and waste production by animals at an equal price per weight of meat, isn't that helpful to the world as a whole? It

It would be fine if spoken or narrated. The "then" at the end is unnecessary, but maybe some British speakers might want to include it.

You only use ( s ) to make things plural when quantity is unclear. Since you know that everyone has only one car, you do not use ( s ). BUT... If one person owns one car and one person owns two cars, you could use ( s ) since you don't know

We are not here to do your homework. If you're not even going to make a guess at the answer, you can't expect anyone here to help. If you have a question about grammar, maybe you should ask it. Otherwise, ask your teacher for help.

Homework is singular and uncountable, so the answer is always: "There is a lot of homework."