Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid
A worker plants Vidalia onions on a farm in Georgia. David Goldman/AP Photo The Trump Administration finds itself in a tight corner on the topic of farm labor, a task handled by a largely foreign-born workforce. On the one hand, the president has made good on campaign promises to make life generally miserable for immigrants;…
Waiter, There’s a Climate Surcharge in My Soup
Mother Jones illustration; Getty American restaurant diners don’t usually blink before adding an extra 15-20 percent tip onto their bills. In recent years, San Francisco’s eaters have even (mostly) grown accustomed to paying up to six percent extra for dinner to offset the cost of the city’s mandated healthcare program. Starting in January, at a…
The Latest Green New Deal for Farmers Would Restructure Everything About How They Make Money
eclipse_images/Getty The Green New Deal, the climate-change-fighting policy framework proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) nearly a year ago, laid down bold goals for transforming agriculture: It called for a “10-year national mobilization” to “eliminate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector” while “supporting family farming.” The plan…
The Trump Administration Is Getting Sued Over Its New Food Stamps Rule
“Taking food off the table from Americans who are already struggling to make ends meet is both cruel and ineffective,” Eric Angel, Legal Aid’s executive director said in a press release. “SNAP benefits are an essential part of the safety net for a large number of people who critically need them.” Describing the administration’s rule…
Chicken, Waffles, and Smashing the Patriarchy
Fried chicken and waffles is a festive dish steeped in the history of the Great Migration, the 20th century fanning out of black people from the former slave-holding states the south into cities in the north and west. The combination delighted palates at nightspots like Wells Supper Club in Harlem during that neighborhood’s famous renaissance.…
I Spent a Full Week Wearing a CBD-Infused Bodysuit
It’s me, encased in Acabada’s $275 CBD-infused jumpsuit.Mark Murrmann/Mother Jones I went to SoulCycle, in a jumpsuit infused with drugs, to get my ass kicked. For journalism. It was a Thursday afternoon class, and Molli, our petite, yet vigorous instructor helped me set up my bike and then exposed introduced me to the rest of…