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How Trump’s FDA is advancing Obama’s food policies

10.03.2018
Baylen J. Linnekin
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
Immigrants’ food stamp use to weigh “heavily” on green-card status, new Trump rule says
09.25.2018
by H. Claire Brown
ICE detainees are supposed to eat nutritious food three times a day—they don’t
08.23.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Why is Trump slashing the USDA’s independent research arm? Look at its findings
08.20.2018
by Sam Bloch
It’s official: This fall, America will harvest more soybeans than ever. But who’s buying?
08.13.2018
by Sam Bloch
USDA emails suggest Trump will allow drug testing for food stamps users
04.11.2018
by Joe Fassler + Sam Bloch
Trump’s infrastructure plan needs a new line item: food stamps
02.13.2018
by Sam Bloch
As Trump tries to tighten the definition of “hungry,” all 50 states have made it easier to sign up for food stamps
02.13.2018
by H. Claire Brown
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