Fair trade labels are cropping up all over the produce section. And fair trade bananas are some of the most […]
It’s International Coffee Day*, which seems like a good time to reflect on the state of the coffee industry. This […]
What would it take to build a more just economy, one that benefits all participants, not just the top income […]
Fair trade labels are everywhere now: on your coffee and your tea, on your t-shirt, and your toothpaste. Yet on […]
A new report entitled The Global Business of Forced Labor finds serious issues of forced labor, poor labor conditions, and […]
World Fair Trade Day is almost here. It’s a time the global movement celebrates the hard work of small-scale farmers […]
Chocolate is big business. The U.S. spends more than $16 billion on chocolate each year (around $50/per person on average). […]
It has been five years since the factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh killed over 1,000 people. This tragic […]
The Farm Bill is a huge piece of legislation that guides close to $100 billion in spending each year. It […]
