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Countless American families are saddled with student lunch debt. Many won’t be able to pay it off.

04.22.2019
Jessica Fu
5G technology is coming to rural America
04.16.2019
by Sam Bloch
When the government mandates work requirements for food stamps, who actually profits?
04.10.2019
by H. Claire Brown + The Counter
As farmers fight for the right to repair their tractors, an antitrust movement gains steam
04.08.2019
by Jesse Hirsch
After the floods, a struggle on the Pine Ridge Reservation for food and water access
03.29.2019
by Jesse Hirsch
Puerto Rico faces a food crisis that was decades in the making
03.28.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Doubling SNAP benefits help farmers’ market dollars go further. But they don’t draw new low-income shoppers.
02.28.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Why do corner stores struggle to sell fresh produce?
02.21.2019
by Sam Bloch
The last government shutdown sent some federal employees to food banks. But 46 million Americans face hunger year-round—shutdown or no
02.11.2019
by Alison Cohen + Andrew Fisher
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