Food + Politics
Dairy cows eat feed under an awning that is equipped with a sprayer system to keep them cool in the summer at BAD farm in Kempton Friday morning, May 15, 2020. For a story about how dairy farmers keep their cows cool when it gets hot. February 2021
Information on factory farms is spotty at best. The government has been blocked from doing more.

02.26.2021
by Madison McVan
Tom Vilsack speaks on December 11, 2020, after being nominated to be Agriculture Secretary by US President-elect Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is confirmed (again)
Tom Vilsack speaks on December 11, 2020, after being nominated to be Agriculture Secretary by US President-elect Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware.
02.23.2021
by H. Claire Brown
A student picks up a free individually bagged lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on September 08, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut.
USDA is letting schools serve free meals during the pandemic. Officials fear an unintended funding gap.
A student picks up a free individually bagged lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on September 08, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut.
02.19.2021
by Jessica Fu
Hunger strike illustration: detainee behind bars mocked by guards holding a Philly cheese steak and Coca-Cola. February 2021
Why I led a hunger strike against ICE in New Jersey
Hunger strike illustration: detainee behind bars mocked by guards holding a Philly cheese steak and Coca-Cola. February 2021
02.17.2021
by Ariel Goodman + "Lautaro"
A hand holds a glass under a water faucet to collect water. February 2021
Is giving our drinking water legal personhood the best way to protect it?
A hand holds a glass under a water faucet to collect water. February 2021
02.16.2021
by Sam Bloch
A student chaperoned by an adult picks up a meal to go on November 19, 2020 at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in New York City.
The pandemic has made school lunch free for all public school students. Advocates are hoping to make the change permanent.
A student chaperoned by an adult picks up a meal to go on November 19, 2020 at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in New York City.
02.12.2021
by H. Claire Brown
A farmworker harvests curly mustard in a field on February 10, 2021 in Ventura County, California.
Nation’s first mandatory farmworker hazard pay gains approval
A farmworker harvests curly mustard in a field on February 10, 2021 in Ventura County, California.
02.11.2021
by Jessica Fu
Food is prepared along with Le Bernardin chef and co-owner Eric Ripert as they are preparing meals for health care workers as part of the World Central Kitchen charity at his flagship New York restaurant in New York City on May 6, 2020
What if we turned restaurants into government contractors?
Food is prepared along with Le Bernardin chef and co-owner Eric Ripert as they are preparing meals for health care workers as part of the World Central Kitchen charity at his flagship New York restaurant in New York City on May 6, 2020
02.11.2021
by Karen Stabiner
Poultry plant workers cut meat wearing yellow gloves and aprons. February 2021
OSHA and USDA waited months to tackle Covid outbreaks in meatpacking plants, emails reveal
Poultry plant workers cut meat wearing yellow gloves and aprons. February 2021
02.08.2021
by Sky Chadde