Anthony Pahnke

Anthony Pahnke is vice president of the Family Farm Defenders, and an assistant professor of international relations at San Francisco State University in San Francisco.

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

WTO Meeting Presents Opportunity to Challenge Corporate Control Over Food Supply

Farmers and activists are keeping hope alive for building a more just and sustainable way of practicing agriculture.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

June 12, 2022

Op-Ed

Racial Justice

Trump Loyalists Are Behind Lawsuits Excluding Farmers of Color From Debt Relief

The right-wing-funded legal challenges are about maintaining a conservative base of voters heading into 2022 and beyond.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

August 1, 2021

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Antitrust Legislation Is Essential to Racial and Economic Justice in Agriculture

As support for antitrust enforcement grows, the idea of taking on corporate concentration may not be so far-fetched.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

February 14, 2021

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Amid COVID and Wildfires, Farmworkers Have Been Pushed to the Brink

This administration has declared farmworkers essential but failed to provide them adequate work conditions and pay.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

September 27, 2020

Op-Ed

Racial Justice

Defund the Police. Invest in Black Farmers.

We have an opportunity right now to turn this painful conversation around policing into one about life and growth.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

June 23, 2020

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Agricultural Workers Have Struggled for Decades. They Need COVID-19 Relief Now.

Amid the pandemic, those essential workers who grow our food and pick it are treated as if they are disposable.

By: Anthony Pahnke ,; Truthout

April 23, 2020

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