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Covering a global pandemic through the lens of food.

USDA flagged multiple fraudulent Covid-19 hunger relief deliveries. Then it paid millions for them anyway.

10.14.2021
Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
Co-op restaurants: pipe-dream or practical solution?
10.14.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
USDA study shows working conditions in meatpacking plants likely drove coronavirus outbreaks
10.13.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America + Madison McVan
Community fridges are not a pandemic fad. They’ve become entrenched in neighborhoods as a way to fight hunger.
10.08.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Staff shortages and supply chain issues are adding to schools’ struggles as educators figure out how to feed kids
09.28.2021
by Jessica Terrell
Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.
09.28.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
Covid-19 safety measures may also have reduced our risk of contracting a foodborne illness
09.24.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
During the pandemic, employers in the hospitality sector turned to the formerly incarcerated to fill jobs
09.23.2021
by Lela Nargi
NYC set to pass groundbreaking food delivery laws securing workers minimum pay, bathrooms, and more
09.23.2021
by Josefa Velasquez + Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY