Trump’s Farmer Bailout and America’s Broken Food System
The president's $12 billion plan to help those hurt by his trade war highlights the deep-rooted dysfunction of the U.S. agriculture industry.
The president's $12 billion plan to help those hurt by his trade war highlights the deep-rooted dysfunction of the U.S. agriculture industry.
For decades, dairy farmers have begged the government to crack down on plant-based milks. The Trump administration just might.
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed five people this spring. What's the government doing to prevent the next one?
How nationalism, xenophobia, and advertising created a nation of uncompromising wiener evangelists
Mexico is taxing imports of U.S. pork bellies. Don't panic.
It has long been demonized by conservatives—and even some vegans themselves—but does it really exist?
Dysfunction? Check. Cynicism? Check. Bad policies that will make Americans less healthy and safe? Check.
A new proposal could take American slaughter factories back to the days of "The Jungle."
Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.
Now in its sixth season, the series has become a fascinating document of the creative mind at work.
As Lake Chad vanishes, seven million people are on the brink of starvation.
John T. Edge's "The Potlikker Papers" looks at multiculturalism, conflict, and civil rights in the American South—all through the history of the region's food.
The food industry and nutritionists are clashing over the FDA's plans to update rules for product labels. Will anyone be satisfied with the result?
Martin Parr documents the Brexit threat to the British specialty food market.
It’s never been harder to be a mindful shopper.
A rare genetic disorder protects its carriers from disease and aging. What if a diet could replicate its effects?
Home delivery is the new frontier for restaurateurs.
Many adults with anorexia have distinctive traits that lock them into a destructive relationship with food. Those same traits could help them escape it.
A writer explores manipulating her diet to treat her Type 2 diabetes.