Rep. David Valadao has said the raids target immigrants with criminal records. The United Farm Workers says this is false.
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A Prairie Populist in Crimson-Red Arkansas
Farmer and Democrat Hallie Shoffner is taking on Big Ag in a long-shot Senate race against Republican Tom Cotton.
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Democrats Playing the Economic Populist Card in Iowa Midterms
The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
Posted inWorking in America
Top Farmworker Fear Is Family Separation
A first-of-its-kind survey by the UFW Foundation quantifies the impact of Trump’s mass deportation campaign on farmworkers, the vast majority of whom are undocumented.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century
The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans implement their anti-government agenda.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Meat Industry’s Tireless Effort to Keep Live Pigs in Coffins
The Save Our Bacon Act, which would override hundreds of state food safety laws, has triggered bipartisan revulsion. But the pork industry wants it so they can keep confining pigs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You
The domestic return of the New World screwworm, a parasite that can devastate cattle herds, happened while the Trump administration was focused on dismantling government.
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Organized Money: Why Farmers and Filmmakers Both Face Monopoly
Monopoly power has penetrated nearly every sector of commerce.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meat Industry Price Fixer Sentenced to Make Money
Agri Stats collected proprietary information from all meat producers and encouraged price increases for decades. After a Trump DOJ settlement, it’s allowed to stay in business.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Bayer ‘Turns Over Every Stone’ to Stiff Roundup Cancer Victims
An executive order signed by President Trump may further shield the company from legal liability.