Food industry

Protest against Publix Supermarkets

Take Action Now: March With Organizing Farmworkers Take Action Now: March With Organizing Farmworkers

Plus fight back against Trump’s fake national emergency and get involved with a youth climate strike.

Mar 5, 2019 / NationAction

Palm Oil Fruit

Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned

How the cheap, unhealthy oil became the high-fructose corn syrup of the developing world.

Sep 17, 2018 / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman

Trump Nuclear Deal

Is Trumpism Fascism? Is Trumpism Fascism?

Katha Pollitt examines Trump’s ideology, Mike Lux surveys political strategy, and Harold Meyerson remembers Jonathan Gold.

Aug 2, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Knew There Was Nothing More Political Than Food Anthony Bourdain Knew There Was Nothing More Political Than Food

The chef and author demanded that we consider the humanity of so many who were wrongly portrayed by the rest of the media.

Jun 8, 2018 / John Nichols

Workers sort shrimp for processing at the PT Kelola Mina Laut seafood processing facility in Gresik, East Java

Bringing Indonesia’s Democratic Transition to the Workplace Bringing Indonesia’s Democratic Transition to the Workplace

An unprecedented coalition of food-service unions is sending ripples across the global economy.

Apr 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Corn Cob Farming

Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration? Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration?

Big Ag’s increasing influence has some farmers wondering whether it’s time to abandon the organic label altogether.

Mar 13, 2018 / Jasper Craven

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

As decades of activism meet the #MeToo moment, could the food-service industry be poised for sweeping change?

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service ‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

Whether they’re waitresses, bartenders, hostesses, or fast-food workers, the women who serve our food and drinks face routine sexual harassment.

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Trump Halloween Mask

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats

Plus George Zornick on the tax bill and Danny Meyer on the trouble with tipping.

Nov 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

x