Podcast appearances and mentions of leah douglas

One thing everyone seems to know about Philadelphia is our passion for sports. In addition to our home teams, we are lucky to be a destination city for all types of sporting events big and small, from the NFL Draft to Little League games. One such event coming in April 2024 is drawing fans from around the world, as the smackdown comes to Philadelphia with Wrestlemania!    In this episode, Atif Saeed, CEO of the City of Philadelphia's Department of Aviation, talks with Larry Needle, Executive Director of PHL Sports at the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Leah Douglas, Director of Guest Experience at the Philadelphia Airport. 

SOLIDARITY | Connecting Across the Food Chain ~Co-presented with Real Food Media~ For the 21.5 million people who work across the food chain—from farm fields to meat packing factories to grocery stores—their jobs were already among the most low-paid, exploitative, and dangerous in the economy before COVID-19. The crisis has only heightened the stakes for food workers. Today, in the midst of the pandemic, these workers are among the most impacted while they toil to keep food on our tables. In this third conversation in the 2022 Roots of Resilience series. Leah Douglas is the agriculture and energy policy reporter at Reuters. Previously, they were a staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Leah's reporting has been published in the Guardian, the Nation, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, NPR, the American Prospect, Time, and other outlets. Leah's reporting has been cited in dozens of print and television media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, AP, NBC Nightly News, and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight. In 2021, ​Leah was a fellow in the U.C. Berkeley – 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship and won two awards from the National Association of Agricultural Journalists for feature and investigative reporting. ​Leah was the 2020 recipient of the National Farmers Union Milt Hakel Award for excellence in agricultural reporting. Ligia Guallpa, Workers Justice Project / Los Deliveristas Unidos For more than twelve years, Ligia Guallpa has been organizing New York City's day laborers, construction workers, domestic workers, and, most recently, app-based delivery workers to build a government and economy that works for all of us. She is currently leading some of the most important issues of our time, including immigration, workers rights, climate change and runaway inequality. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Worker's Justice Project and Los Deliveristas Unidos. Under her leadership, WJP has 12,000 members and is growing. Suzanne Adely, Food Chain Worker's Alliance Suzanne joined the Food Chain Workers Alliance in 2017. A former New York City educator, she has a background in community organizing, public interest law, and international worker advocacy. Suzanne worked with several community-led organizations in Chicago and New York before beginning her global labor rights work. From 2011-2014 she was the UAW Global Organizing Institute India coordinator and since has collaborated with many local and global organizations on behalf of workers in New York, Host Anna Lappé, Real Food Media Anna is a national bestselling author, a renowned advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain, and an advisor to funders investing in food system transformation. A James Beard Leadership Awardee, Anna is the co-author or author of three books on food, farming, and sustainability and the contributing author to fourteen more. One of TIME magazine's “eco” Who's-Who, Anna is the founder or co-founder of three national organizations including the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund. In addition to her work at Real Food Media, Anna developed and leads the Food Sovereignty Fund, a global grantmaking program of the Panta Rhea Foundation. East & North Africa and elsewhere. Host Anna Lappé, Real Food Media Anna is a national bestselling author, a renowned advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain, and an advisor to funders investing in food system transformation. A James Beard Leadership Awardee, Anna is the co-author or author of three books on food, farming, and sustainability and the contributing author to fourteen more. One of TIME magazine's “eco” Who's-Who, Anna is the founder or co-founder of three national organizations including the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund.

Leah Douglas is a reporter at Reuters covering the politics of food, agriculture, and the environment. Douglas discusses how the poultry industry is structured by contract production, how dairy farms are the bedrock for many rural communities, and Earl Butz's conviction for farmers to plant "fence row to fence row" to enable economic food production. … Read More

Dairy is big business. And while the workers and small-scale dairy farmers are getting squeezed out, those at the top are reaping the benefits and getting even richer. Farmers originally organized cooperatives to build power and market share. But one of those cooperatives, Dairy Farmers of America, has gotten so big and powerful, there are questions about whose interests they are serving.  In this episode, we unpack the growing corporate consolidation in the dairy industry and rise of farmer cooperative Dairy Farmers of America. Claire Kelloway of Open Markets Institute breaks down what the push to“get big or get out” means for farmers, workers, and consumers--and some ways to challenge that growing corporate power. Topics covered include: Bad cafeteria food is a norm that's hard to escape – and that's because the system is rigged that way. How the dairy industry is changing with more cows packed onto fewer farms, and driving a crisis of low prices and overproduction. The role of farmer cooperatives in supporting farmers' livelihoods - and how those structures can go wrong. The rise of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) – and why this powerful mega-cooperative has been sued by the very farmers who own it. How Fair Trade USA's “fair trade dairy” label is putting its seal of approval on some of the root causes of “Unfair Dairy.” The era of the “Robber Barons” and what that has in common with today's industrial food system. Anti-trust law, and how it can be a powerful tool to support building a fair food system for farmers, workers, and all of us who eat. Do you work on a farm participating in the “Fair Trade Dairy” program? We want to hear your perspective. Send a message to info@fairworldproject.org or call (800) 631-9980. Resources Claire Kelloway's reporting on cafeteria contractors and how that system is rigged in favor of big food companies: https://www.foodandpower.net/latest/2020/05/20/report-exposes-system-of-big-food-kickbacks-to-cafeteria-contractors-cutting-out-local-producers (https://www.foodandpower.net/latest/2020/05/20/report-exposes-system-of-big-food-kickbacks-to-cafeteria-contractors-cutting-out-local-producers). Article by Leah Douglas covering Dairy Farmers of America: https://thecounter.org/how-rural-america-got-milked/ (https://thecounter.org/how-rural-america-got-milked/)  Learn more about the potential of cooperatives as a tool for farmers to transform their livelihoods and build alternative economic structures from Andres Gonzales of Manduvira Cooperative in Season One of For a Better World: https://fairworldproject.org/podcast/season-1/episode-2/ (https://fairworldproject.org/podcast/season-1/episode-2/).  More of Claire Kelloway's writing on Dairy Farmers of America: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/09/14/milking-profits-the-dairy-monopolies-that-are-hurting-farmers/ (https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/09/14/milking-profits-the-dairy-monopolies-that-are-hurting-farmers/)  Claire Kelloway and Open Markets Institute piece on how anti-monopoly and anti-trust rules can support worker organizing and a more democratic economy: https://lpeproject.org/blog/antimonopoly-is-about-democratizing-the-food-system-and-the-rest-of-the-economy/ (https://lpeproject.org/blog/antimonopoly-is-about-democratizing-the-food-system-and-the-rest-of-the-economy/) Open Markets Institute report on “Redeeming the Democratic Promise of Agricultural Cooperatives” https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/redeeming-the-democratic-promise-of-agricultural-cooperatives (https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/redeeming-the-democratic-promise-of-agricultural-cooperatives)

Navigating an airport can be overwhelming, but a friendly face can put travelers at ease. For the past 20 years, members of the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) volunteer program have welcomed and assisted millions of guests who have passed through the airport's terminals. And it's only getting better! Joining Chellie in this episode to talk more about the recently expanded PHL Volunteer Navigators program is Christine Datesman, the program manager, and Leah Douglas, PHL's Director of Guest Experience.    To learn more about the PHL Navigators Program, please visit PHL.org/volunteers or contact us at PHLVolunteers.contactus@phl.org for more information on volunteer opportunities. 

Leah Douglas reports on a Smithfield meatpacking plant in California whose negligence has exposed hundreds of workers to Covid, and thousands of people in the surrounding community. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.  

Leah Douglas reports on a Smithfield meatpacking plant in California whose negligence has exposed hundreds of workers to Covid, and thousands of people in the surrounding community. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.  

Leah Douglas is the Director of Guest Experience at the Philadelphia International Airport and for over twenty years has curated and organized more than 275 exhibits. She joins the show for a conversation about adapting during the pandemic, why she likes showing artwork in non-gallery spaces and how the work has changed people’s perception of Philadelphia. 

The pandemic and economic implosion have exposed and amplified the pre-existing flaws in our food system. Hunger, access to nutritious food, and the means of food production are more important now than ever. Tune in for my interview with Benu AmunRa, a food justice advocate in Colorado.   Benu is working on her masters degree at Naropa University, centered on Resilient Leadership with an emphasis on Sustainable Systems. She is pursuing a doctorate in Transformative Studies in Fall 2021.  Benu is active with numerous groups across Colorado that are filling the gaps. She will share about organizations that are providing training and resources for BIPOC farmers, food security measures for students, and much more!   Upcoming Events: Hunger Action Week - March 24-31, 2021 https://p2a.co/V8VXO2y  2021 Earth Week Summit, April 17-24, https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge, August 18, https://www.climateactionchallenge.net Resource Links: Alliance Center, Regenerative Recovery Coalition https://www.thealliancecenter.org/coalition/  Bee Campus USA – https://beecityusa.org/about/ Boulder County Health Dept. – https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/food/fruit-and-veg-boulder/ Boulder Farmers Market – https://bcfm.org/food-access/ Boulder Food Rescue - http://boulderfoodrescue.org Bronzeville- Black and Brown Growers Collective – Gathering of Peoples Event - https://gatheringofpeoples.splashthat.com/ Colorado Food Finder – https://www.cofoodfinder.org/ Community Food Share – https://communityfoodshare.org/get-food/ Emerald Gardens – https://www.emeraldgardens.farm/ Food Rescue Alliance - https://www.foodrescuealliance.org/ Front Line Farming- https://www.frontlinefarming.org/ Herbal Gardens Wellness – https://www.herbalgardenswellness.org/ HungerFree Colorado- https://www.hungerfreecolorado.org/ Karen Washington - https://www.karenthefarmer.com/about Leah Douglas - http://www.leahjdouglas.com/work.html Mo Betta Greens MarketPlace & Seeds of Power Unity Farm -https://www.facebook.com/mobettagreenMKT/  Naropa University – https://www.naropa.edu/ National Black Food & Justice Alliance - https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/ Project Protect Food Systems- https://www.projectprotectfoodsystems.org/ Soul Fire Farm- https://www.soulfirefarm.org/ Spirit of the Sun- https://www.spiritofthesun.org/ To contact Benu, reach out at benu11 (at) yahoo . com

In this update, Leah talks about her most recent piece for FERN detailing how numbers are underreported in meatpacking plants in North Carolina, and no agency is regulating them.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

In this update, Leah talks about her most recent piece for FERN detailing how numbers are underreported in meatpacking plants in North Carolina, and no agency is regulating them.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas comes back for her monthly wrap of Covid news in the meatpacking industry. Who is collecting data? Where is it going?Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas comes back for her monthly wrap of Covid news in the meatpacking industry. Who is collecting data? Where is it going?Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

Did you know that meat-packing plants have been centers for Covid-19 outbreaks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Leah Douglas, staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Douglas discusses her ongoing investigations into COVID-19 outbreaks in meat packing and processing plants, as well as her story on racism within the FFA. Douglas’ Covid-19 mapping project can be found here: https://thefern.org/2020/04/mapping-covid-19-in-meat-and-food-processing-plants/ Her report on racism in FFA here: https://thefern.org/2020/09/at-the-nations-largest-student-farm-organization-a-reckoning-on-race/ Related website: https://thefern.org/ag_insider/few-states-release-data-about-covid-19-in-the-food-system/

In 1992, Craig Watts got into growing chickens for Perdue Farms because he was told he could turn a good profit. Instead, he found himself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and unable to bargain for better working conditions because Perdue was the only game in town. Things seemed hopeless, until, in 2010, President Obama’s Department of Justice announced that they were going to look into the relationship between big poultry companies and their growers.  In this episode, reporter Leah Douglas tells us how farmers like Craig fought to change the balance of power in chicken growing a decade ago — and what has happened since. Further listening and reading:  In his book The Meat Racket, Christopher Leonard outlines the problems with contract poultry growing in much more depth, and goes into the history of the practice. Leah Douglas and Christopher Leonard also did a recent, in-depth investigation into problems with the US chicken industry’s treatment of farmers. You can watch the Department of Justice public workshops for yourself, or read transcripts, all available here. The National Chicken Council has compiled an FAQ that pushes back on claims that poultry growers have problems. We always want to hear from you! Please send comments and questions to futureperfect@vox.com.  Subscribe to Future Perfect on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app to automatically get new episodes of the latest season each week. This podcast is made possible thanks to support from Animal Charity Evaluators. They research and promote the most effective ways to help animals. Featuring: Byrd Pinkerton (@byrdala), podcast producer, Vox Leah Douglas (@leahjdouglas), reporter, Food and Environment Reporting Network Host: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox  More to explore: Follow all of Future Perfect’s reporting on the Future of Meat. Subscribe to Vox’s Future Perfect newsletter, which breaks down big, complicated problems the world faces and the most efficient ways to solve them. Follow Us: Vox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our monthly roundup with Leah Douglas we talk about the recent fines levied on Smithfield and JBS by OSHA. Spoiler alert, they are barely even fines. Meanwhile the companies continue to see significant numbers of Covid.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

In our monthly roundup with Leah Douglas we talk about the recent fines levied on Smithfield and JBS by OSHA. Spoiler alert, they are barely even fines. Meanwhile the companies continue to see significant numbers of Covid.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

On the first season of “Who Is?,” Sean Morrow explored Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the military industrial complex. But what about the meat industrial complex? Whether it’s beef, chicken, or pork, most of the meat that winds up on your dinner plate is the ultimate result of an industrial food system controlled by a handful of powerful multinational meatpacking corporations: JBS, Smithfield, Cargill, Tyson, and National Beef. Big Meat. And for the most part, the story of Big Meat--and the system of industrial meat production that it controls--is a story untold, despite the enormous impact that these companies and this system has on everything from our diets, to the health and economic stability of rural communities in the United States, to the global climate crisis. On this episode of “Who Is?,” Sean Morrow takes a trip inside the refrigerator--and beyond--for the story of how Big Meat came to be, and what we can do about it. Leah Douglas, an associate editor and staff writer at the Food and Environment Reporting Network  Sherri Dugger, executive director of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project Joe Maxwell, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri and co-founder and president of Family Farm Action Alliance Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s European office  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

FERN reporter Leah Douglas reviews the Covid Map for meatpackers, describes her oped in rebuttal to Smithfield and reviews the ag news Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

FERN reporter Leah Douglas reviews the Covid Map for meatpackers, describes her oped in rebuttal to Smithfield and reviews the ag news Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

As millions of Americans file unemployment claims amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many states are working to make emergency SNAP benefits easily accessible for struggling families. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the USDA is allowing states to relax requirements and waiting periods so that families can continue participating in or apply for SNAP.But once someone receives SNAP benefits, how can they use them to safely purchase food? Today, we look at two programs using technology to increase access and value when shoppers swipe their EBT cards – at farmers markets, grocery stores, and online.Have a question you want answered? Email us at question@heritageradionetwork.orgThis project is funded in part by a Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.The Big Food Question is powered by Simplecast. 

Tom chats with food and agriculture journalist Leah Douglas about the role of corporate concentration in the food system. Since April 2020, Douglas has mapped outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers at meat packing and meat processing plants across the nation. They discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought longstanding concerns around health and safety in meat processing plants to light. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Leah Douglas updates her map of COVID-19 in food workers, and discusses the lack of oversight on "depopulation" and its impacts on the environment.In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep What Doesn't Kill You on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas updates her map of COVID-19 in food workers, and discusses the lack of oversight on "depopulation" and its impacts on the environment.In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep What Doesn't Kill You on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas has spent much of her time at The Fern covering industrial agriculture from consolidations to politics. Now she tracks Covid-19 infections in food processing plants, farms and ranches plus meat processing plants. Her data is put into an interactive map on a number side, but her reporting looks at the spread of the virus through the food system.

Leah Douglas from the FERN returns to discuss a couple of her recent stories, including jaw-dropping stats on COVID-19 in meatpacking towns and a scary executive order opening the path toward FinFish aquaculture in open seas.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas from the FERN returns to discuss a couple of her recent stories, including jaw-dropping stats on COVID-19 in meatpacking towns and a scary executive order opening the path toward FinFish aquaculture in open seas.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

0:08 – How long will it take to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, and what can the public expect from the human vaccine trials underway right now? Art Reingold is the Division Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. 0:34 – There has been an explosion of Covid-19 cases in U.S. meatpacking plants among workers. Tyson, JBS and Smithfield workers have died from the virus. Investigative reporter Leah Douglas (@leahjdouglas) of the nonprofit investigative news outlet Food and Environment Reporting Network has been tracking the spread of Covid-19 in the food system, and says it is likely being massively undercounted, in part because of the reticence of meat companies to disclose the extent of the sickness. Read Douglas's reporting here. 1:08 – A recent study of misinformation in Nature mapped the online spread of pro- and anti-vaccination views. It suggested anti-vaccination social media posters are more successful at posting their content where “undecided” viewers will see it, even though anti-vaccination advocates are a smaller portion of users. We talk with Neil Johnson, professor of physics at George Washington University and lead author of the study.  1:18 – What's the crossover between anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown views at recent protests at state houses across the U.S.? We speak with Devin Burghart (@dburghart), executive director of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, based in Seattle, which examines racist, anti-Semitic, and far right social movements.  1:34 – An appeals court has paved the way for a massive, polluting coal export terminal at the Port of Oakland. We get the latest update from journalist Darwin BondGraham, news editor of Berkeleyside's forthcoming Oakland newsroom.   Photo by Don Barrett The post Covid-19 cases in meatpacking plants are likely undercounted; Anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown views cross-pollinate online; Appeals court paves way for polluting coal terminal at Port of Oakland appeared first on KPFA.

From farms and processing plants to restaurants and grocery stores, the pandemic has disrupted the food system and put food policy at the forefront of national discourse. Grassroots organizers, labor strikes, and rallying cries are beginning to influence new regulations surrounding essential businesses, government relief efforts, and creative solutions to save independent restaurants.This week, we’re diving into the nuts and bolts of various policy initiatives, to understand who has received federal loans, how independent restaurants have coalesced to demand greater support, why the bailout of the United States Postal Service could benefit small food businesses, and how a pilot program allowing SNAP recipients to shop online could negatively impact independent grocers.Meat and Three is powered by Simplecast.

As it has done in so many other aspects of American life, the novel coronavirus outbreak has lifted the curtain on the nation’s food-production system. The conditions at meat-packing plants, in particular, have become headline news, as clusters of COVID-19 cases have led to thousands of infections and dozens of deaths. In response many factory farmers ceased operations, leading to fears of disruption to the food supply chain. Citing those fears, the Trump administration ordered  these plants to reopen, albeit with additional protective gear for workers. For the latest episode of the Crosscut Talks podcast, host Mark Baumgarten speaks with Leah Douglas of the Food and Environment Reporting Network about the virus’s toll on the food industry and its workers, and whether any amount of protection could get us back to normal. We also speak with Crosscut reporter Lilly Fowler about a recent report showing the virus’s disproportional impact on Washington state’s Latino population.

When it is safe to travel again, the airport experience will look very different for passengers. COVID-19 is creating a new normal at PHL with safety measures such as safety shields, masks, and decals indicating where to queue throughout the airport. In this episode of the “Runway to Recovery” series, Leah Douglas, PHL’s Director of Guest Experience joins Chellie Cameron, CEO of the Philadelphia Division of Aviation, for a discussion on the steps PHL has taken to enhance guest and employee health and safety, and what to expect in the future.  To learn more about our steps towards recovery at Philadelphia International Airport, please visit phl.org/newsroom.

Veteran Agricultural reporter Leah Douglas joins today to talk about how the supply chain is doing and how smaller farms/independent fishermen are managing.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Veteran Agricultural reporter Leah Douglas joins today to talk about how the supply chain is doing and how smaller farms/independent fishermen are managing.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas illustrates the divisions in ag communities between pro and con CAFOs through a story for the Food and Environment Reporting Network.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Leah Douglas illustrates the divisions in ag communities between pro and con CAFOs through a story for the Food and Environment Reporting Network.What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

FERN Reporter Leah Douglas discusses a recent article on how the poultry industry has been colluding for years on price fixing and wages. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

FERN Reporter Leah Douglas discusses a recent article on how the poultry industry has been colluding for years on price fixing and wages. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

FERN reporter Leah Douglas attended the Family Farmers Rally in Storm City Iowa where 5 democrats tried to explain that they have a recipe to fix american agriculture. At least they are talking about it! What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

FERN reporter Leah Douglas attended the Family Farmers Rally in Storm City Iowa where 5 democrats tried to explain that they have a recipe to fix american agriculture. At least they are talking about it! What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Host Stacy Mitchell speaks with Leah Douglas, a staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. As a reporter, Leah focuses on corporate power and political economy in the food sector. Her work sheds light on alarming consolidation in the food industry and its implications for farmers and consumers. Leah Douglas, Journalist Although grocery stores offer an illusion of choice with many different brands lining shelves, most brands are owned by just a handful of companies. Leah and Stacy unpack how consolidation in the food industry is bad for both consumers and farmers. They explore this problem by examining the poultry industry, where vertical integration of the supply chain has rendered chicken farmers dependent on the whim of their corporate buyers, forcing farmers out of business. Stacy and Leah also discuss the dairy sector. Dairy farms have long been the backbone of many rural towns across the nation. Leah explains why the number of dairy farms in America has dwindled from 600,000 to only 40,000 today. Stacy and Leah discuss how a major change in U.S. farm policy in the 1970s led to the consolidation we see today and the growing debate about whether we should reverse course and return to supply management, a policy approach that's more conducive to independent farming. They also explore some encouraging examples of communities fighting back against giant corporate actors including the success of a small town in Missouri, which blocked a large scale livestock farm from coming to their community. Tune in to hear how advocates, local communities, and states are taking on agriculture monopolies! Anything you can point to in the food system has really been rolled up to the point where just a few companies are controlling 50, 60 or as much as 80 percent or more of the market. Related Resources Factory Farms No Longer Have to Report Their Air Emissions. That's Dangerous for Their Neighbors A Democrat Hopes to Tip the Vote in Pennsylvania's Cow Country Farmers Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet. This Controversial Policy Could Help Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Idaho's Ag-gag law How Rural America Got Milked African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers Farmers increasingly look to supply management to steady U.S. agriculture ABI's Venture Capital Fund Quietly Expanding the Mega-Brewer's Reach Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism by Julie Guthman Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White Right Proper Brewing Company DC Brau Running for Congress on an Anti-Monopoly Platform (Episode 53) Supporting Family Farming in the Age of Monopoly with Joe Maxwell (Episode 33) This Ag Economist Preached Bigger is Better. Now He Says the Evidence Favors Small Farms. (Episode 32) Transcript Stacy Mitchell: Hello and welcome to building local power. I'm Stacy Mitchell of the institute for local self reliance. Today on the show we have Leah Douglas, Leah is a reporter who covers food and agriculture. Her main focus is corporate power, consolidation and political economy in the food sector. She's a staff writer and associate editor at the food and environment reporting network. And you can find her work online at theFERN.org. She's also a regular contributor to mother Jones. And before that, she created the website food and power, which is a project of the open markets institute. Leah, so nice to have you on the show. Leah Douglas: Thank you so much for having me. Stacy Mitchell: I feel like if we had done this right, we would be recording this after work over some craft beer. Leah Douglas: That would be great. Yeah I would come up to visit in Maine and we could go to one of the many local breweries. Stacy Mitchell: Yeah it would be nice. Except these days what's kind of challenging is that you go to reach for a craft...

Host Stacy Mitchell speaks with Leah Douglas, a reporter covering the political economy of food. They discuss corporate concentration in the food industry and the future of American farming. … Read More

Leah Douglas, PHL’s Chief Curator and Director of Image, joins Chellie in this episode. Since its creation in 1998, PHL’s exhibitions program has welcomed more than 425 rotating exhibits that share the visual arts and culture of the Greater Philadelphia region. An exhibition honoring our Super Bowl-winning team, the Philadelphia Eagles, is just one highlight currently on display. To learn more about the art at PHL, please go to omeka.phl.org

Part 2 of our food assistance discussion. We talk about how the system dehumanizes those using public assistance for food, Matthew talks about technical obstacles at farmers markets with journalist Leah Douglas, and we explore how giving families more economic freedom results in healthier people and a more humane society.

In recent weeks, the Novo Dia Group, an Austin-based company that processes approximately 40% of SNAP transactions at farmers markets nationwide, said it will end its service by July 31st, leaving a big gap in the ability for farmers markets to serve low-income customers. Joining Host Jenna Liut to dig deeper into what exactly happened and the repercussions of Nova Dia’s decision is Leah Douglas, Associate Editor and Staff Writer at the Food & Environment Reporting Network who has covered this issue extensively, and Cheryl Huber, Greenmarket Assistant Director at GrowNYC, a non-profit that oversees a network of farmers markets throughout the NYC that are affected by this development. Eating Matters is powered by Simplecast.

nic is joined by Leah Douglas to chat about an episode of Mystery Incorporated and a whole lot else! Web: whatswithyouscoobydoo.com Facebook: facebook.com/whatswithyouscoobydoo Twitter: @wwyscoobydoo Email: whatswithyouscoobydoo@gmail.com

Leah Douglas, Brian Sealy

The question of whether to regulate soda consumption has become a major political issue. Rising rates of obesity and diabetes, as well as the omnipresence of soda marketing and advertisements, have raised the powerful profiles of soda corporations and soda's impact on our national health. From the fight over New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's unsuccessful 2013 attempt to restrict soda sizes to Berkeley, California's first-on-its-kinda 2015 soda tax, soda regulation is currently one of the biggest and hotly debated issues in public health and food policy. Marion Nestle's latest book, Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (And Winning), provides a history of how soda seemed to take over: How did soda become a part of so many Americans' diets? How did products containing such inexpensive ingredients turn into multibillion dollar industries and brand icons? Is there a way to push big business to adopt better social responsibility standards? Join New America's Open Markets Program for a conversation with Marion Nestle and Leah Douglas on the challenges of taking on big soda – and all big food industry – and reclaiming the principles of public health and responsible markets in the U.S. and across the world.