Food + Politics
Woman and her little daughter shopping fresh fruits and vegetables in supermarket with protective face mask. October 2021
New GAO report details how federal nutrition programs are thwarted by agencies working at cross purposes
Woman and her little daughter shopping fresh fruits and vegetables in supermarket with protective face mask. October 2021
10.07.2021
by Lela Nargi
Alaskan Pollock piled at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. September 2021
In lawsuit over stranded pollock, judge denies seafood harvester temporary relief
Alaskan Pollock piled at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. September 2021
10.01.2021
by Jessica Fu
A returning student receives pre-packaged lunch at Hollywood High School on April 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Staff shortages and supply chain issues are adding to schools’ struggles as educators figure out how to feed kids
A returning student receives pre-packaged lunch at Hollywood High School on April 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
09.28.2021
by Jessica Terrell
A sticker with information on how to get help from human trafficking is posted on bathroom doors and mirrors above the sink inside the women’s restroom at a Casey’s gas station in Huntington, Indiana on Friday, September 17, 2021. photo by Pam Dempsey/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.
A sticker with information on how to get help from human trafficking is posted on bathroom doors and mirrors above the sink inside the women’s restroom at a Casey’s gas station in Huntington, Indiana on Friday, September 17, 2021. photo by Pam Dempsey/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
09.28.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
A delivery worker cycles through Kips Bay in Manhattan, June 4, 2020. September 2021
NYC set to pass groundbreaking food delivery laws securing workers minimum pay, bathrooms, and more
A delivery worker cycles through Kips Bay in Manhattan, June 4, 2020. September 2021
09.23.2021
by Josefa Velasquez + Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY
Fernando Llerenas drinks water while picking pears in Hood River, Oregon on August 13, 2021. - Amid an abnormal heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, farm workers are having their days, and profits, cut short by the extreme temperatures. September 2021
The Biden administration is developing a federal heat standard to protect vulnerable workers
Fernando Llerenas drinks water while picking pears in Hood River, Oregon on August 13, 2021. - Amid an abnormal heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, farm workers are having their days, and profits, cut short by the extreme temperatures. September 2021
09.21.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Alaska frozen pollack fish on crushed ice.
Millions of pounds of pollock and a railroad to nowhere: How a strange dispute over maritime law may leave tons of U.S.-bound fish stranded abroad
Alaska frozen pollack fish on crushed ice.
09.17.2021
by Jessica Fu
A photo of protesters on the left in Rome and a photo of the United Nations building in New York on the right with an orange border. September 2021
The UN is holding a summit on building a sustainable future for food and ag. Why are so many people upset about it?
A photo of protesters on the left in Rome and a photo of the United Nations building in New York on the right with an orange border. September 2021
09.17.2021
by Lela Nargi
Farmworkers wear face masks while harvesting curly mustard in a field on February 10, 2021 in Ventura County, California.
Biden administration announces $600 aid payments to meatpacking and farm workers
Farmworkers wear face masks while harvesting curly mustard in a field on February 10, 2021 in Ventura County, California.
09.08.2021
by H. Claire Brown + Matthew Sedacca