The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute
Each day, Mexican farmworkers endure a grueling journey to get to their jobs in US lettuce fields. This year, that journey turned potentially deadly.
Apr 29, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Esther Honig
Climate Change and Capitalism Are Forcing Chilean Farmers to Abandon Their Land Climate Change and Capitalism Are Forcing Chilean Farmers to Abandon Their Land
Severe drought and a privatized water system have left small growers high and dry.
Apr 21, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Agostino Petroni and Sandali Handagama
President Biden, Who Controls Our Food System Matters President Biden, Who Controls Our Food System Matters
We need a democratic, decentralized farm and food industry that works for people and our planet. The status quo is not sustainable.
Feb 23, 2021 / Bonnie Haugen, Darvin Bentlage, and Barb Kalbach
Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter. Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter.
The billionaire’s new book, a bid to be taken seriously as a climate campaigner, has attracted the usual worshipful coverage. When will the media realize that with Gates you have t...
Feb 16, 2021 / Tim Schwab
Senator Chuck Grassley Pretends to Be a Principled Republican. Don’t Buy It. Senator Chuck Grassley Pretends to Be a Principled Republican. Don’t Buy It.
The Iowa senator has played “Aw-Shucks” Chuck for too long. It’s time to get him out of office.
Feb 13, 2021 / Larry Ginter
In India, Farmers Are Resisting Narendra Modi’s Propaganda Machine In India, Farmers Are Resisting Narendra Modi’s Propaganda Machine
The government is using a pliant media and its social-media warriors to paint protesting farmers as secessionists.
Feb 4, 2021 / Ullekh N.P.
Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers Biden’s Buddy Tom Vilsack Is No Friend to Farmers
Confirming him as secretary of agriculture adds insult to the Democratic Party’s long record of malign neglect toward rural Americans.
Jan 28, 2021 / Emily Berch
Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight. Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.
In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.
Jan 12, 2021 / Back Page / David Bacon
Want to Win Rural Voters? Fight Big Ag. Want to Win Rural Voters? Fight Big Ag.
Too many Democrats are missing on an issue fundamental to farmers: the consolidation of the agriculture sector.
Oct 27, 2020 / Brian Barth
In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion
Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.
Oct 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Wesaam Al-Badry and Magnum Foundation