Food + Politics
Workers wearing blue on a semi-shaded vehicle surrounded by green leaves and marty boy eggplant boxes January 2022.
In familiar refrain, United Farm Workers grapples with how to grow

01.21.2022
by Melissa Montalvo + Nigel Duara
A dry agricultural irrigation canal along Highway 41 is viewed on October 29, 2021, near Stratford, California. The recent record-breaking rain and snow in northern California has slowed the fire season but the state is still experiencing one of the driest and hottest periods of weather in recorded history, forcing municipalities and farmers in the Central Valley to rethink their uses of water. January 2022
Water scarcity is about to get a lot worse. Irrigated agriculture doesn’t have a plan.
A dry agricultural irrigation canal along Highway 41 is viewed on October 29, 2021, near Stratford, California. The recent record-breaking rain and snow in northern California has slowed the fire season but the state is still experiencing one of the driest and hottest periods of weather in recorded history, forcing municipalities and farmers in the Central Valley to rethink their uses of water. January 2022
01.13.2022
by Jessica Fu
Yusef Miller with the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego January 2022.
Empower workers or government overreach? California’s fast food bill tests labor laws.
Yusef Miller with the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego January 2022.
01.11.2022
by Jackie Botts + Jesse Bedayn
Miguel Batam serves Anoma (left) and Ajith Amerasekera of Berkeley their lunch while seated in the outside patio area at Fish restaurant in Sausalito, Calif. Monday, January 25, 2021.
More Americans can use food stamps for restaurants, prepared meals
Miguel Batam serves Anoma (left) and Ajith Amerasekera of Berkeley their lunch while seated in the outside patio area at Fish restaurant in Sausalito, Calif. Monday, January 25, 2021.
01.10.2022
by Caitlin Dewey
Lush taro fields of Kauai, Hawaii. January 2022
Why Hawaii needs to rethink efforts to increase local food production
Lush taro fields of Kauai, Hawaii. January 2022
01.06.2022
by Jessica Terrell
USDA Choice beef is displayed for sale in a grocery store on November 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. consumer prices have increased solidly in the past few months on items such as food, rent, cars and other goods as inflation has risen to a level not seen in 30 years. January 2022
Can $1 billion really fix a meat industry dominated by just four companies?
USDA Choice beef is displayed for sale in a grocery store on November 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. consumer prices have increased solidly in the past few months on items such as food, rent, cars and other goods as inflation has risen to a level not seen in 30 years. January 2022
01.05.2022
by Jessica Fu
On a sunny day four volunteers sit on back of black truck wearing wyoming food bank aprons January 2022.
Food banks are serving Native communities with increased sense of urgency
On a sunny day four volunteers sit on back of black truck wearing wyoming food bank aprons January 2022.
01.03.2022
by Camille Bond
Tops of plastic soda bottles stored in supermarket. December 2021
After years of inconclusive data, new evidence suggests that Seattle’s soda tax is working—and it’s working really well
Tops of plastic soda bottles stored in supermarket. December 2021
12.16.2021
by Jessica Fu
Young woman looking back at male friend falling from green cliff against white background. December 2021
What’s a “benefits cliff,” anyway?
Young woman looking back at male friend falling from green cliff against white background. December 2021
12.09.2021
by Lela Nargi