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The invisible hand of the market, made visible.

StarKist agrees to plead guilty in tuna price-fixing conspiracy

10.18.2018
Kate Cox
It’s not just tariffs. The stalled farm bill threatens demand for American food overseas
10.18.2018
by Jessica Fu
As Trump defends sanctions at the U.N., one Iranian food—the pistachio—shows how deeply two nations’ fates are intertwined
09.27.2018
by Simran Sethi
From diabetes to displacement: How NAFTA disrupted Mexican agriculture, food, and health
09.26.2018
by Kate Cox + Jessica Fu
It’s official: This fall, America will harvest more soybeans than ever. But who’s buying?
08.13.2018
by Sam Bloch
Want to understand the border crisis? Look to American corn policy
07.24.2018
by Renée Alexander
Foreign beef can legally be labeled “Product of U.S.A.” It’s killing America’s grass-fed industry.
07.16.2018
by Joe Fassler
Bumble Bee CEO indicted in tuna price-fixing conspiracy
05.17.2018
by Kate Cox
Big food companies are trying to use free trade agreements to kill health warning labels
04.06.2018
by Ronald Labonté
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