Food and Farming
How States Can Protect Residents from Harmful Pesticides
The Supreme Court may have sided with Monsanto, but states can still take action against harmful pesticide manufacturers.
Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food
Will the federal government have the guts to do what it takes to protect the American people’s guts?
Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away
For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.
Our Safety Net Was Already Full of Holes. They’re Only Getting Bigger.
This administration and Congress are slashing benefits even as life gets unbearably expensive for working people.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Want Your Water
Tech CEOs have decided they’re entitled to exploit the scarce water resources of millions of Americans, especially in rural areas, for data centers.
Another War for Oil? This Is Why We Need Renewable Energy
Choosing renewables over fossil fuels would mean fewer wars and less economic disruption in the U.S. and around the world.
To Make America Healthy Again, Break Up Big Ag
Despite the MAHA rhetoric, President Trump keeps siding with Big Ag, factory farms, and toxic pesticide producers that are making Americans sick.
People Look Out for Each Other. It’s the Government That’s Letting Us Down.
Even the most dedicated volunteers can’t fill the enormous hole left by federal cuts to the safety net.
Rural America Needs to Band Together Against Corporate Greed
New schemes for fully robotic farming could push the last remaining farmers — and their communities — to fold.
