Food + Politics
Bader holds peaches
Reporter’s notebook: Five key takeaways from peach farmer’s dicamba lawsuit
Bader holds peaches
02.20.2020
by Johnathan Hettinger
USDA lab sheep
After three years, USDA releases previously hidden animal cruelty records
USDA lab sheep
02.19.2020
by H. Claire Brown
charcuterie board
Love imported brie, feta, and havarti? Here’s why you may want to get familiar with their American counterparts
charcuterie board
02.13.2020
by Sam Bloch
Cowlitz river
Lawmakers open groundwater fight against bottled water companies
Cowlitz river
02.12.2020
by Alex Brown
Lindsay Brownstein
“If I want to be paid, I have to endure this”: Why restaurant workers say the tip credit is a civil rights issue
Lindsay Brownstein
02.04.2020
by Sam Bloch
FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2017 file photo, people wave U.S. flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In a Los Angeles ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, more than 9,000 new American citizens will hear a newly recorded message from President Donald Trump welcoming them to the country and urging them to help others assimilate to help keep the country
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to consider SNAP use for green card denials
FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2017 file photo, people wave U.S. flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In a Los Angeles ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, more than 9,000 new American citizens will hear a newly recorded message from President Donald Trump welcoming them to the country and urging them to help others assimilate to help keep the country
01.27.2020
by H. Claire Brown
School children getting food in the cafeteria line.
Trump administration weakens Michelle Obama’s signature school lunch reforms on her birthday
School children getting food in the cafeteria line.
01.20.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Antoinette Martinez uses CalFresh to pay for her groceries at FoodMaxx on July 26, 2019
California, 13 other states sue to stop Trump’s food stamp cuts
Antoinette Martinez uses CalFresh to pay for her groceries at FoodMaxx on July 26, 2019
01.17.2020
by Jackie Botts
Close up Naomi Earp
Naomi Earp, contentious head of civil rights at USDA, will step down after a year in office
Close up Naomi Earp
01.17.2020
by Jessica Fu