The pursuit of questionable economic projects by tribal nations offers the chance to think about what the end goals of sovereignty should, or even can, look like.

Why big polluters and a bipartisan group of senators want to create a national carbon market

On junk food, cash crops, Oatly, and how to fix what’s broken in our food system

The American Farm Bureau Federation has recast itself as a climate warrior, pushing for private offset markets relying on the fraught science of soil sequestration.

Biden’s pick for agriculture secretary brings stale solutions to growing crises like climate change and labor inequality.

Imagine a version of the U.S. that is not a global destabilizer and coercive magnet for those fleeing that destabilization. Imagine a world of movement for pleasure.

How to fix a country that was already cracking up before Trump came along

The chronic neglect of the nation’s housing agency continues with Joe Biden’s decision to tap an inexperienced Ohio lawmaker as its leader.

American agriculture is in crisis.

The president-elect will have to overcome major obstacles, including some of his own advisers and campaign proposals.

“The Secret Life of Groceries” exposes the dark secrets of America’s food supply.

A message to the American left

As blazes devour California and Oregon, farmworkers are risking their lives by showing up for the harvest. What other choice do they have?

A nifty name and a sleek aesthetic can’t hide the fact that the wealthy are just rehashing centuries-old exploitative labor practices.

Narrowly focusing on greenhouse gas emissions isn’t enough.

U.S. senators, McDonald's, Microsoft, and the agribusiness lobby are pushing the dangerous myth that carbon storage in American farmland will stave off climate catastrophe.

The Covid-19 emissions paradox reveals the adjustments we have to make to fight climate change.

Preserving the current system means preserving a climate-destroying supply chain built around industrial meat production.

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on milk sales, the seasonal labor force, restaurant contracts, and more.

The militant vegans who rushed Biden’s victory speech are trying to be heard amid a cacophony of tiny interest groups.