food politics
Alaska's Remote Tribes Call for Emergency Hunting Permits During the Pandemic
Deer and moose seasons don't start until later this year, but Kake is trying to get the OK for village residents to hunt for their own sustenance now.
The US Pork and Beef Lobbies Are Hosting Cooking Classes to Win Over Chinese Youth
A dietitian present claimed the US-raised meats offered unique health benefits, and students received swag for sharing on social media.
There's a 'Scallop War' Raging in the English Channel and It's Getting Violent
Footage from the clashes between French and British scallop fishers include scenes of boat-bumping, rock-throwing, and inexplicably smoking boats.
The Pesticides on Your Produce Are Potentially Dangerous. Why Won't the EPA Ban Them?
Spoiler: it involves lobbyists.
This Ice Cream Truck's Sole Purpose Is to Troll the Shit Out of Trump's Bad Food Policies
Who wants a double scoop of Confined-Cow Chocolate?
An Apple That Tastes Like a Grape: The Politics of Food
In this investigative report for The Politics of Food, VICE’s former editor-in-chief Adam Leith Gollner looks at the strange story behind how the Grapple came into existence.
The Politics of Food: Bluefin Tuna
From Los Angeles to Japan, host Sasha Issenberg—journalist and author of The Sushi Economy—follows the trail of the threatened Pacific bluefin tuna to find out if our appetite for sushi just might end up devouring this diamond of the sea.
I Don't Trust Restaurant Letter Grades
A, B, or C? IDGAF. Fancy letter grades doled out by clueless health department inspectors are less important than common sense and letting a restaurant earn your trust.
Eating Seal Meat Is a Vital Part of Life in My Community
Many people opposed to seal hunting don't understand that kids in indigenous communities are hungry, and it's painful to see that. It's ridiculous that other cultures are welcome to survive off of our natural resources, but we're not.
What’s Going to Happen to Bangkok’s Street Food Vendors?
Facing a mounting crackdown, conflicting reports, and flip-flopping authorities, the city’s hawkers find themselves confronting an uncertain future.