Food
Will the Democrats’ HEROES stimulus bill rescue farmers?
May 22, 2020NSAC will continue to urge lawmakers to move beyond emergency response and into a new mode where direct payment programs and investment in existing USDA programs that move us towards greater sustainability, equity, and access in...
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Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking towns across the country
May 5, 2020“These two guys were here last week. Now they are gone. It’s crazy.”
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Going hungry in a time of plenty
April 30, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
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Trump orders workers back into dangerous meat plants
April 29, 2020A president who refused to invoke Defense Production Act to provide protective gear for health workers uses that act to endanger both meat plant workers and the communities that surround their plants.
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Sioux Falls Smithfield disaster reflects ongoing national battle
April 23, 2020Local AFL-CIO leader: "We all want to go back to work but to a workplace different from the one we left behind.”
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