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Sam Bloch

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Sam Bloch is a staff writer for The Counter, where he covers business, environment and culture. He has also written for The New York Times, L.A. Weekly, Places Journal, Art in America and other publications.

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The childhood obesity crisis started before Covid-19. The pandemic has made it much worse.
Health
by Sam Bloch
01.19.2021
Health
Staff label and package items inside one of the largest Amazon warehouses. January 2021
Facing aggressive pushback, Amazon workers to vote on forming the company’s first American union
Business
by Sam Bloch
01.18.2021
Business
Kraft grated parmesan with strong bold flavor on a shelf. Jan. 2021
There is wood pulp in your “100 percent grated cheese.” Is that a problem?
Health
by Sam Bloch
01.08.2021
Health
Two gig economy Instacart workers face their backs to the camera inside a grocery store. January 2021
After the success of Prop 22 in California, UberEats, Grubhub, and Instacart score a federal victory
Politics
by Sam Bloch
01.07.2021
Politics
Harvesting watermelons, Bellinger Farms, Hermiston, NE Oregon. December, 2020
70 percent of farm labor investigations end in violations
Politics
by Sam Bloch
12.16.2020
Politics
Heaps of peanuts close-up shot. December 2020
Peanut farmers advance in price-fixing lawsuit against Big Shell
Business
by Sam Bloch
12.14.2020
Business
High Altitude Hunting in winter on the Grand Mesa in western Colorado barren oak brush elk hunting Meat in Freezer. December 2020
Hunters are helping food banks by donating surplus meat. But while hunger has risen, giving has declined.
Health
by Sam Bloch
12.04.2020
Health
A farmer applies the phytosanitary glyphosate on a field, spraying, spraying, spraying, tractor, spraying whitewash, weed killing, poison, carcinogenic, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture, Monsanto, BAYER. December 2020
New EPA finding: Glyphosate harms 93 percent of endangered species
Environment
by Sam Bloch
12.02.2020
Environment
People stand in line outside the Common Pantry as they wait for NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys, in New York, NY, November 24, 2020.
SNAP caseloads and benefits are breaking historical records—and it’s still not enough
Politics
by Sam Bloch
11.27.2020
Politics
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