The Wonka-fication of chocolate in American society is multiply damaging, increasing cocoa producer vulnerability to COVID-19 and further eliding the inequalities that characterize the value chain.
COVID-19
Killing the Workers Who Feed Us
Keeping processing lines running at workers’ expense is not only a sign of our pandemic times. The meat and poultry processing industry has long treated workers as disposable.
Greek Lessons
Discovering a language of unity between pensioner and refugee
Addressing Food Insecurity on College Campuses
Practicing anthropology helps play an important role in bringing more awareness and understanding of the complex issues related to food insecurity. It can also play a role in developing and implementing effective strategies to combat hunger and protect vulnerable populations, such as college students.
A Revision of Outdated Course Policies Is Long Overdue
We need to humanize our course policies and practices and eliminate those that marginalize some students while privileging others.
Coronavirus Days in Tel Aviv
Reflections on summertime lockdown and increasing public resentment over the coalition’s failure to control the pandemic.
Cuban Food Security in a Time of COVID-19
The pandemic has created new opportunities and barriers to food access in Cuba’s two largest cities.
Taking Stock with ASAP Leadership
This is a time that begs for our attention as we think about public policy, the state, life as a citizen and scholar, and the salience of our communities.
When Trains Lose Their Way
While the COVID-19 narrative of social responsibility has become widely accepted globally, the experience of this sentiment is highly differentiated.
Pandemic or Syndemic?
The holistic nature of our discipline, which combines social and biological approaches in time and space, is challenging us to deeply explore a syndemic approach to study this pandemic and establish a stronger foundation that invites other disciplines to help us understand the multiple dimensions and lessons of all pandemics in human history.
