Food + Politics
A school lunch tray carried to a cafeteria table with nachos, beans, salad, fruit, and chocolate milk. November 2020
Trump administration makes last-ditch effort to deregulate school nutrition standards
A school lunch tray carried to a cafeteria table with nachos, beans, salad, fruit, and chocolate milk. November 2020
11.25.2020
by Jessica Fu
Sesame seeds on hamburger buns, November 2020.
Sesame may finally get official recognition as one of our most common allergens
Sesame seeds on hamburger buns, November 2020.
11.23.2020
by Sam Bloch
Volunteers wait to distribute food boxes on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 in Odessa, Texas.
On the weekend after Christmas, unemployment benefits will run out for 12 million Americans
Volunteers wait to distribute food boxes on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 in Odessa, Texas.
11.20.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., talks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami.
USDA policies drove Black farmers out of farming. Three U.S. senators just proposed legislation that seeks to remedy that.
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., talks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami.
11.19.2020
by Jessica Fu
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
Biden advisors push a new plan to slow global warming: A soil carbon bank for farmers
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
11.17.2020
by Sam Bloch
A pair of pink children's boots stands next to adult boots. November 2020
Government watchdog report finds child farmers erroneously receiving subsidy payments
A pair of pink children's boots stands next to adult boots. November 2020
11.17.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Shut out of government relief, New York City street vendors ask for support
11.17.2020
by Sam Bloch
Kake Alaska waterfront. November 2020
The Alaska Native village of Kake is defending its right to hunt during the pandemic
Kake Alaska waterfront. November 2020
11.16.2020
by Jessica Douglas / High Country News
A kitchen table with newspapers and fruit bowl layers over the American flag. November 2020
How the kitchen became political: A short history of the “dinner-table issue”
A kitchen table with newspapers and fruit bowl layers over the American flag. November 2020
11.13.2020
by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee + Mike Dang