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Excerpt from Daniel Jaffee’s Unbottled: The Fight against Plastic Water and for Water Justice

Nov 21 2023
Daniel Jaffee’s UNBOTTLED looks at the impact of bottled water on social justice and sustainability, and the diverse movements challenging its continued growth.
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Labeling “Healthy” Food

Nov 21 2023
Xaq Frohlich, author of FROM LABEL TO TABLE, explores what it means to label food "healthy".
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Q&A with Merry (Corky) White & Benjamin Wurgaft

Oct 17 2023
Wurgaft and White—son and mother—make delightful company as they guide us through everything from the birth of agriculture to the lamination in a croissant in modern-day Tokyo.From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces readers to
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Let us Now Praise the Food Stamp Plan

Oct 13 2023
Christopher Bosso, author of "Why SNAP Works: A Political History—and Defense—of the Food Stamp Program" on why the Food Stamp Program matters
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