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The life and times of “The People’s Department.”

Trump pick to lead USDA on civil rights has a history of discriminating against black employees

11.27.2018
Nathan Rosenberg
Read the fine print: House farm bill lowers SNAP benefits by $140 a month, study finds
11.15.2018
by Sam Bloch
How an algorithm kicks small businesses out of the food stamps program on dubious fraud charges
10.08.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Why did a top USDA official meet with an industry lobbyist about keeping food stamps data secret?
10.01.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Why is the National Newspaper Association interested in the farm bill?
09.21.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Why is Trump slashing the USDA’s independent research arm? Look at its findings
08.20.2018
by Sam Bloch
How can farmers’ markets survive the SNAP software SNAFU? Ask the state that didn’t have one
08.13.2018
by Jimin Kang
TV cared about the farm bill about as much as it did Beyoncé—but way less than it did Facebook
06.22.2018
by Jimin Kang + The Counter
NEWS: House passes farm bill proposal in 213 to 211 vote
06.21.2018
by The Counter