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For Magaly Licolli, organizing poultry workers starts with learning together

06.08.2021
Olivia Paschal
New research attempts to pinpoint “Why do small farms matter?” Critics say that’s not the right question.
06.04.2021
by Lela Nargi
The JBS ransomware hack was only the latest in a surge of cyberattacks on the U.S. food system
06.03.2021
by Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown
Can U.S. chocolate companies be liable for child-labor abuses in the global cocoa supply chain?
06.02.2021
by Simran Sethi
The nation’s largest meat processor has been hit with a cyberattack. What does that mean for the food supply chain?
06.01.2021
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu
“Essential” and exploitable: Prison factories stayed open during the pandemic. People got sick.
05.27.2021
by H. Claire Brown
This under-the-radar supply chain routes food from prisons to hospitals, food banks, and even schools
05.25.2021
by H. Claire Brown
How corporations buy—and sell—food made with prison labor
05.18.2021
by H. Claire Brown
Restaurants need workers. Would an employee vaccine mandate bring them back?
05.11.2021
by Alexandra Jones
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