Food safety

Why the Health of Tens of Millions Depends on the US-Mexico Tortilla War

Why the Health of Tens of Millions Depends on the US-Mexico Tortilla War Why the Health of Tens of Millions Depends on the US-Mexico Tortilla War

A trade dispute between Mexico City and Washington puts a spotlight on food sovereignty, GMOs, glyphosate, and the fate of Mexico’s iconic white-corn flatbread.

May 28, 2024 / Alexander Zaitchik

Poultry farm

Chemical Burns, Frostbite, Broken Bones—All for Cheap Chicken Chemical Burns, Frostbite, Broken Bones—All for Cheap Chicken

The workers who put poultry on your table are subject to horrible conditions on the job.

Aug 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Steaks

Amputated Hands and Torn Fingers: The Meat-Processing Industry’s Horrifying Injuries Amputated Hands and Torn Fingers: The Meat-Processing Industry’s Horrifying Injuries

When a worker is seen as nothing more than a part on an assembly line, who cares if they break?

Feb 24, 2016 / Michelle Chen

A photograph from the “Portraits of Hunger in NYC” exhibition features four-year-old Brandon, whose family makes a four-mile round trip to collect food at two Queens food pantries.

Thanksgiving Is Almost Here, and Over a Million New Yorkers Might Go Hungry Thanksgiving Is Almost Here, and Over a Million New Yorkers Might Go Hungry

The latest statistics on hunger in the city tells the proverbial Tale of Two Cities as a Tale of Two Pantries.

Nov 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The City That Outlawed Free Food

The City That Outlawed Free Food The City That Outlawed Free Food

Activists in Fort Lauderdale have just filed a lawsuit alleging that the city’s ban on providing food to the homeless violates the First Amendment.

Feb 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?

Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World? Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?

Not if activists succeed in making the genetic modification of food politically unsustainable.

Aug 13, 2014 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Fracking Our Food Supply

Fracking Our Food Supply Fracking Our Food Supply

Are dying cattle the canaries in the coal mine? Farmers and ranchers are sounding alarms about the risks to human health of hydraulic fracturing.

Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / Elizabeth Royte

Lame Duck Congress Victories

Lame Duck Congress Victories Lame Duck Congress Victories

The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the passage of a landmark food safety bill and the narrow defeat of the DREAM Act all prove that organizing and educating across issues reall...

Dec 22, 2010 / The Editors

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