This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year after the onset of the coronavirus recession, the U.S. labor market is still a long way from its February 2020 employment levels, but saw important job gains last…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial injustice can manifest in many different ways, but hair discrimination against Black Americans is often overlooked. In 42 states across the US, the law doesn’t protect citizens from discrimination for how they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a panel organized by The James Beard Foundation and First Nations Development Institute, “Women’s History Month: Honoring Indigenous Women in America’s Food System,” Indigenous women activists discuss the role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in an America where racial equity and economic mobility rise together Dear friends and colleagues, This time last year, we at Blue Meridian began rolling out our next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools that serve free breakfast and lunch to all kids spend up to 67 cents less per meal than schools that don’t, according to a new analysis of USDA data.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tucson is one of the top cities in the United States conserving and disseminating edible biodiversity and local heritage foods, a new report reveals. Released by the University of Arizona…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Olivier De Schutter recently conducted a two-month mission to the European Union, where women are more likely to fall into poverty than men, a situation that has further deteriorated as a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For far too long, ZIP codes have had the power to shape people’s access to opportunity, upward mobility, and even how long they live. This fundamental injustice—birthed from generations of spatially distributed structural racism—has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On March 11, 2011, the biggest recorded earthquake in Japanese history hit the country’s northeast coast. It was followed by a tsunami that traveled up to 6 miles (10 kilometers)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on communities across the country for the past year. But some cities have been able to keep residents connected with each other and vital resources. Home…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Canadian women have long suffered the professional and financial consequences of COVID-19, but new research indicates that this impact could be long-lasting. According to a study published by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the millions of small producers who are part of a growing global movement for circular and regenerative food systems, agroecology is much more than a set of farming practices.…