Food + Politics
Stacked Farmers to families USDA food boxes June 2020
The first round of USDA food box contracts is finished. The program is off to a rocky start.
Stacked Farmers to families USDA food boxes June 2020
07.01.2020
by H. Claire Brown
orange smoothie in a blender June 2020
Companies are requesting tariff exemptions on Covid-related “medical-care products”—such as flatbreads, smoothie blenders, and artificial flavorings
orange smoothie in a blender June 2020
06.30.2020
by Jessica Fu
A woman wearing a mask sets out separated school lunch bags onto a plastic table for distribution during Covid-19. June 2020
“Absolutely essential”: USDA cuts red tape for school lunch programs this fall
A woman wearing a mask sets out separated school lunch bags onto a plastic table for distribution during Covid-19. June 2020
06.26.2020
by Jessica Fu
Two lobster fishermen in blue gloves sort freshly caught lobster into bins.
Trump wants to use trade war bailout funds to buoy Maine’s lobster industry
Two lobster fishermen in blue gloves sort freshly caught lobster into bins.
06.26.2020
by Jessica Fu
A volunteer packs hot meals to deliver to seniors in San Juan, Puerto Rico, many of whom cannot leave their homes for food June 2020
In Puerto Rico, a judge has ordered the government to open hundreds of school cafeterias. Why are they still closed?
A volunteer packs hot meals to deliver to seniors in San Juan, Puerto Rico, many of whom cannot leave their homes for food June 2020
06.25.2020
by Jessica Fu
Two protesters stand with signs written entirely in Spanish, showing solidarity from all parts of the Silar City community. June 2020
In North Carolina, a meatpacking town makes the connection between ICE, the police, and systemic injustice
Two protesters stand with signs written entirely in Spanish, showing solidarity from all parts of the Silar City community. June 2020
06.25.2020
by Ben Wilkins
Items on the breakfast menu, including the calories, are posted at a McDonald's restaurant in New York. (June 2020)
Calorie labeling—once fiercely opposed by restaurants—could save thousands of lives and billions in health expenses
Items on the breakfast menu, including the calories, are posted at a McDonald's restaurant in New York. (June 2020)
06.11.2020
by Jessica Fu
Dicamba resistant soybeans in rural McLean County on August 7.
Controversial herbicide dicamba no longer legal, federal court rules
Dicamba resistant soybeans in rural McLean County on August 7.
06.05.2020
by Johnathan Hettinger
Essential worker supermarket employee collecting shopping carts in parking lot in New York, NY. (June 2020)
Workers have filed 4,775 complaints to OSHA about exposure to Covid-19 on the job. The agency has issued only one citation to an employer.
Essential worker supermarket employee collecting shopping carts in parking lot in New York, NY. (June 2020)
06.04.2020
by Sam Bloch