Food and Farming
Each Cup of Coffee You Drink Celebrates Arab American History
Yemeni coffee houses are sprouting up around the U.S., preserving a culture threatened by war — and enriching our own.
Reform the USDA
Today’s USDA has become a bottomless feeding trough for agribusiness giants and other financial powers that fleece taxpayers — and Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren’t helping.
I Won’t Resign My Federal Job — And No One Else Should Either
Our work provides essential services for all Americans without concern for profit. Without our work, Americans would live at the mercy of robber barons.
Marijuana Legalization Advocates Are the Majority. It’s Time We Act Like It.
Far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them with outright hostility.
Who’s Really a ‘Populist’? Henry Wallace Set the Standard
True populism means confronting the forces that keep everyday folks down — hardship, inequality, and war.
The Christian Right’s New Rallying Cry: Don’t Feed the Children!
Doesn’t sound very Christlike, does it?
Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America’s Farmers
America’s agriculture policies were written by corporate lobbyists who couldn’t run a watermelon stand.
The Big Business of Obesity and Shame
Big business profits by plying Americans with unhealthy foods — and profits again by peddling weight loss drugs. What we need is regulation, not shame.
I Run a Food Pantry But It’s Not Enough. We Need Funding for SNAP.
I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
Restaurant Workers Deserve a Livable Wage, Too
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t gone up in over 30 years. Workers in several states are taking on the industry to change that.
