Methane emissions from industrial hog and dairy operations are rising and contributing to climate change, yet the industry faces little regulation.
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America has a railroad monopoly problem, but merging the smallest Class I carriers won’t solve it.
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A trade association for independent grocers calls on Congress to revise and enforce a law banning price discrimination that antitrust enforcers have put on the shelf.
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A new antitrust suit against seed makers and sellers sheds light on how Big Ag controls the crop input market to preference their products.
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Thousands of farmers in months-long protest challenge the neoliberal doctrine that unregulated markets will provide more “freedom.”
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While hundreds of millions for cheated customers is nothing to sneeze at, it is not clear if these recent settlements will discourage future collusion.
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In its final days, the Trump administration finalized narrow and industry-friendly Packers & Stockyards rules that will leave farmers with little recourse if they are abused by meatpackers.
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By rolling up and vertically integrating an inherently local industry, Big Waste corporations pushed out thousands of local businesses, drove up trash collection costs, and created incentives to send goods to landfills.
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Large chocolate processors and manufacturers have the wealth and ability to pay farmers more and monitor their supply chains, but they choose not to. Instead, the least powerful players – the farmers – bear most the risks and responsibilities in cocoa production.
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By donating to Open Markets Institute for Giving Tuesday, you’ll support Food & Power’s reporting to hold corporate power to account.
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From COVID-19 supply chain disruptions to inflated food prices, Hendrickson and her co-authors argue that our consolidated food system vests too much decision-making power in a few private actors who do not have the public interest at heart.
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In honor of Food & Power’s five-year anniversary and relaunch, current F&P reporter Claire Kelloway spoke with the project’s founder, Leah Douglas, about how the publication started and Douglas’s work covering food policy since then.
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