Food and Farming
Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much?
Giant corporations want to keep their taxes low and the prices we pay high. We can’t let them win.
Gazans Are Starving — Don’t Cut Aid Now
To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the U.S. must restore UNRWA’s funding.
Turning Down Food Assistance for Poor Children Is Shockingly Callous
15 right-wing governors are shamefully refusing federal aid meant to feed hungry kids.
Lawmakers Must Fully Fund the WIC Program
Half of all babies — including mine — rely on this essential program. But unless Congress acts, millions could face food insecurity.
School Lunches Should Be Free
During the pandemic, schools were allowed to treat the idea of feeding students to be as essential as educating them. That’s how it should be all the time.
Time for a General Strike on Dollar General
Dollar General profits from paying poverty wages and selling unsafe food to poor people. It feeds off the very inequality it’s accelerating.
What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty
Not one person I’ve ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs.
Cultivating the Next Crop of America’s Farmers
America’s farmers are aging. To avoid a crisis, we need to lower the economic barriers of entry for young farmers.
A Surprising Win for Animal Rights — and Democracy
The Supreme Court sided with a voter-backed animal welfare rule over the corporate lobbyists who opposed it.
Corporate Food Chains Are Ripping You Off
Chain restaurants are overcharging customers, underpaying workers, and bragging about it to investors. If you think you’re being gouged, you’re right!
