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The Future of the Food Justice Movement
While farmworkers have organized to improve labor conditions in US agriculture, racial injustice in the food system remains.
It’s Been 25 Years Since Restaurant Workers Got a Raise
April 1 marked the 25th year the federal tipped minimum wage has been frozen at an abysmal $2.13 per hour.
Food Companies Plan to Label GMOs — but Is There More to the Story?
Have consumers won the GMO labeling battle?
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The New Face of Hunger: How Statistics Underestimate the Food Problem
Rather than a lack of food, we're dealing with a lack of democracy.
How Do You Know That’s Organic Food You’re Eating?
Crooked politicians in the US have encouraged Big Food businesses to help themselves to the organic industry.
Keystone and Food Labeling Cases Demonstrate the TPP’s Threat to Democracy
It looks like it is President Obama who was "absolutely wrong" about the dangers of TPP.
Fearful Food Industry Jeopardizing Public’s Right to Information
Whatever one's views are about GMOs, the right to information is essential, and not one to be abridged.
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Guardians of Ancient Foods: 140 Food Communities Celebrate Indigenous Food Systems and Worldview
A collaboration of indigenous groups.
Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?
Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest. In the new year, will transparency become the new normal?
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A West Virginia Family Leaves Coal for Local Food and Wants to Help Others Do the Same
In a place where coal's legacy has left residents struggling, one family has a vision of a healthier future.