Backgrounders & Issue Briefs
Food, Climate, and the Green New Deal: A Social Contract for Justice?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Heidi Kleiner | Mar 11, 2019
Download a PDF version of this article here. The Green New Deal has taken the country by storm. The non-binding…
Immigration and the Food System
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Tomás A. Madrigal | Dec 7, 2018
Click here to download this Backgrounder in full, or view in full below. Immigration policy in imperialist nations has historically…
Organic Food: Where Do We Go from Here
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Elizabeth Henderson | Oct 5, 2018
Click here to download this backgrounder, or view in full below. Hydroponics and tiny chicken “porches,” are the latest in…
Everyone Welcome? Examining Race and Food Co-ops
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Jade Barker and Patricia Cumbie | Aug 31, 2018
The following is part of our Dismantling Racism in the Food System Series and was originally published at CDS Conusulting…
Parity and Farm Justice: Recipe for a Resilient Food System
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Ahna Kruzic, George Naylor and Patti Edwardson Naylor | Jun 28, 2018
Click here to download this backgrounder, or view in full below. Every 4-5 years, the U.S. Farm Bill bounces back…
Overcoming the Barrier of Racism in Our Capitalist Food System
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Mar 19, 2018
The following is an abridged excerpt from our recently published book, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of…
O capitalismo em nosso alimento
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Jan 24, 2018
Click here to view this Backgrounder in English. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish.
Hurricane María: An Agroecological Turning Point for Puerto Rico?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Georges Félix | Nov 29, 2017
Click here to download this Backgrounder, or view in full below. When Hurricane María tore through Puerto Rico on September…
El Capitalismo en Nuestra Comida
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Sep 11, 2017
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The Capitalism in our Food
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Sep 11, 2017
Click here to view this Backgrounder in Portuguese. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish. This Backgrounder by Marion Nestle is…
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