Economic Justice

Today’s Trade Agreements Benefit Corporate Profits, Not People

Jim Goodman / The Progressive Feb 23, 2024 These treaties harm both farmers and consumers by squeezing food systems for maximum profit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Fallacy of ‘Climate Friendly’ Beef 

Jessica Scott-Reid / Truthdig Nov 27, 2023 Despite industry claims, the evidence suggests industrial-scale cattle farming will always hurt the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Factory Farming: How to Fix Our Broken Food System

Reynard Loki / Independent Media Institute Aug 22, 2023 Factory farming, based on the cruel treatment and slaughter of animals, is also destroying the environment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Backlash to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky Explanation

Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient Media Jul 28, 2023 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

World

UN Ignores Sustainable Farming While Prioritizing Big Ag

Shalmali Guttal and Sofia Monsalve / Open Democracy Jul 25, 2023 We face a stark choice between corporate-controlled food systems and locally sourced ecological food—and the UN is siding with the former. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Food Corporations Earn Billions While Millions Go Hungry

Davi Martins / Open Democracy Mar 6, 2023 Twenty of the world’s biggest food corporations paid $53.5 billion to their shareholders over the past two years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Return to Casablanca

Jenine Abboushi / The Markaz Review Jan 13, 2023 A Palestinian writer travels to Morocco, where she once lived, observing the country's changes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Environment

Alaska Salmon Face a Tide of New Mines

Becki Robins / Undark Dec 1, 2022 Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

11,000 Scientists Warn We’re Headed Toward ‘Untold Suffering’

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 12, 2019 Experts from 153 nations unite to issue a stark warning about the climate emergency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How a Plant-Based Diet Could Finally Take Root

Eunice Wong / Truthdig Dec 21, 2018 Solutions that eliminate animal protein aren’t—yet—profitable to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. But they could be an incalculable boon to the insurance industry, an excerpt from "What the Health" explains. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

We Can Feed the World and Halve Emissions—but There’s a Catch

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 14, 2018 Scientists say “rapid and far-reaching changes in all aspects of society” will have to be made and that what we eat is high on the list. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

USDA Uses Algorithm to Target Small-Business Owners in Its Crusade Against SNAP

Ilana Novick Oct 8, 2018 Convenience stores and small groceries find themselves in the crosshairs; one New York grocer is losing over 35 percent of his business. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )