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Friday, February 7, 2020
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Chicago’s South Side Was Covered In Candy Houses. Now They’re Dying Out.
by Robin Mosley
These makeshift candy stores brought Chicago's South Side together — and generated income for Black women. <[link removed]>
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I Ate Lobster On Food Stamps. It Was Delicious.
by Allison Wallis
We'd be shamed no matter what, so we might as well eat some shellfish. <[link removed]>
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I Gave Up My “Poor People” Foods. But I’m Keeping Soda.
by Alaina Leary
Low-income people are judged constantly for their food choices. But they still deserve joy. <[link removed]>
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3 Bold Actions Congress Should Take to Equitably Address Weather and Climate Disasters
by Guillermo Ortiz and Cathleen Kelly
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Congress must design bold and equitable policies to reduce carbon and other pollution and protect communities from the worst impacts of climate change. <[link removed]>
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What We’re Reading
People Live Here. It's tough to be a tenant in New York <[link removed]>, where landlords have found a variety of creative ways to dodge legal protections. Dodging legal protections is also a problem in the Texas panhandle, where agricultural pollution in the form of "fecal dust <[link removed]>" clogs the air. Finally, Las Vegas isn't just a vacation destination, but a place where real people <[link removed]> live.
Caught In The System. Laws that punish people with substance use disorders for sharing or providing drugs <[link removed]> don't make people safer, and make it harder to seek treatment. Those who are sick in America often find themselves experiencing rage <[link removed]>. And The Guardian has a series on feminism under capitalism <[link removed]> that you don't want to miss.
It's Eating At Us. A meticulous dissection of the rise and fall of Burgerim <[link removed]> explores the sleazy tactics of the franchise world, and inspires a look at failed franchises gone by <[link removed]>. The relationship between franchises and the Black community, meanwhile, is one of economic liberation <[link removed]> for the few who managed to break through.
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"From Still Lifes to Brunch 'Grams"
Those darn millennials were not the first to lovingly document every crumb they ate. We've been painting, and then photographing, our food for a very long time, as this history of food photography shows <[link removed]>. Just as they do now, 160 years of food photographs often say more about the person behind the camera, or at the table, than the subject.
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