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Covering a global pandemic through the lens of food.

Human trafficking has long haunted agriculture. Experts fear it flourished during the pandemic.

09.28.2021
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
Despite the year’s turmoil, the number of food-insecure households remained steady from 2019 to 2020
09.10.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Biden administration announces $600 aid payments to meatpacking and farm workers
09.08.2021
by H. Claire Brown + Matthew Sedacca
Tyson has a stranglehold over Arkansas’s poultry industry
08.23.2021
by Olivia Paschal
Colleges rush to sign students up for food stamps, as pandemic rules expand eligibility
08.20.2021
by Alejandra Salgado
OSHA reverses course, urges universal masking for restaurants, meat processing plants, and other indoor workplaces
08.18.2021
by Jessica Fu