Tag: Food and Agriculture

Raj Patel

Our Global Food System Was Already in Crisis. Russia’s War Will Make It Worse

The Global South will suffer the most as colonial legacies, climate change, and capitalism continue to plunge millions into hunger.

The Animal Crisis Is a Human Crisis

The systems that harm animals go hand in hand with systems that harm humans. Combating them requires inter-species solidarity.

Max Haiven

Far from Ukraine, Putin’s War Worsens Palm Oil Crisis

With the invasion causing a global shortage of sunflower oil, palm oil is back on the rise. But the commodity’s bloody history is instructive of how global capitalism can and can’t be fixed.

Nate File

Detroiters Are Not Waiting to Be Saved

Inspired by the work of James and Grace Lee Boggs, many young Detroit activists are turning to forms of mutual aid to meet the needs of their communities.

Sidney W. Mintz

Meals Without Grace

Sugar and fat in American eating.

Pierre Bourdieu

The Power of Taste

Food, class, and culture in modern France.

Julia Child

From the Archive: Julia Child on American Food History

The renowned cook appeared in our first ever issue from June 1975. Here she reviews a gastronomic history of American cooking, sings the praises of a recipe for pimiento custard spread, and details her obsession with all things corn.

Stephen Schmidt

From the Archive: “Julia Child Does Not Just Sit Back and Cook”

From our Winter 1975 issue, a review of the noted cook’s new collection of recipes, her fiesty spirit, and why it took “such a woman to sell us Americans on the difficult, alien art of French cooking.”

John R. Bowen

What Does Europe Have Against Halal?

Food is becoming a target for anti-Islam politics.

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Tag: Food and Agriculture

Our Global Food System Was Already in Crisis. Russia’s War Will Make It Worse

Food for Thought

The Animal Crisis Is a Human Crisis

Far from Ukraine, Putin’s War Worsens Palm Oil Crisis

Detroiters Are Not Waiting to Be Saved

Meals Without Grace

The Power of Taste

From the Archive: Julia Child on American Food History

From the Archive: “Julia Child Does Not Just Sit Back and Cook”

What Does Europe Have Against Halal?

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