Marlena Williams / Sentient MediaJun 22, 2023
Understanding the Farm Bill, an omnibus piece of legislation that covers everything from crop subsidies to SNAP. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / TruthdigMay 21, 2018
Look at the latest farm bill winding its way through Congress. America has been indentured by multinational corporations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigFeb 8, 2014
The same farm bill that cuts food stamps by $8 billion could increase subsidies to wealthy farmers and agribusinesses by $15 billion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 19, 2013
As part of the New York Times series on “The Great Divide,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz dives into the pernicious link between campaign money, farm subsidies and starving Americans. It doesn’t speak well of us as a nation, or a political system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2013
"The Colbert Report" host has figured out a solution to how poor Americans needing food stamps can get them back after the program was removed from the GOP-controlled House's recently passed farm bill. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 16, 2013
Despite arguments that privatization makes the American health system the best, 26 other countries' are better; it's no coincidence there are more large earthquakes occurring as drilling has increased; meanwhile, artist Nickolay Lamm shows us what a real, healthy Barbie would look like with his latest work. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 15, 2013
The latest criticism of the Republican Party launched by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman centers around the "monstrous" farm bill that passed through the GOP-controlled House last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The HillJul 15, 2013Dig deeper
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