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August 31, 2022
Alex Park
As Gavin Newsom Builds His National Brand, Will He Leave California Workers Behind?
He’s blocked a bill to make it easier for farm workers to organize. Now Democrats are worried he’ll do the same for a bill to improve working conditions in fast food.
May 26, 2022
Alex Park
The Fast Food Industry Runs on Wage Theft
The franchise model makes hurting workers inevitable.
January 24, 2022
Alex Park
The Fight for $15 Is Moving Beyond the Minimum Wage With a Bold New Idea
The union-led movement has a plan to give fast-food workers a say on the job. California could make it a reality.
June 11, 2021
Jacob Silverman
That $5 Uber Ride, $8 Burrito, and the Brutal Costs of “Cheap”
Wage increases and other rising expenses are being “passed on” to the consumer, we’re told. But we’re looking in all the wrong places for the true costs of how we live.
April 21, 2021
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Mark Bittman’s Beef With Capitalism
On junk food, cash crops, Oatly, and how to fix what’s broken in our food system
February 13, 2019
Magazine
Rachel Riederer
The Future of Meat Is Vegan
A plan to eliminate animal farming relies on science and startups.
February 16, 2016
Magazine
Maria Konnikova
This Man Will Transform How You Eat
Today’s chefs are using neurogastronomy to change the way your brain perceives flavor.
August 2, 2013
Molly Korab
Can Fast-Food Workers Raise Wages With One-Day Strikes?
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