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Members of animal rebellion are surrounded by police at a protest in London.

Report: Animal Rebellion Activists on Why They’re Emptying Supermarkets of Milk to Save the Climate

by Sophie K Rosa

Animal Rebellion is mid-way through a two-week direct action campaign that claims to have emptied supermarket shelves of milk, in a bid to force the government to support a just transition away from animal agriculture. Sophie K Rosa reports.

A cow with a white face and brown fur looks at the camera. Another stands in the background

Report: The Dairy Industry is Blaming Vegans for Its Decline

by Sophie K Rosa

The UK’s biggest dairy company is begging consumers not to “cancel the cow”. Yet with only around 2-3% of the population cutting out dairy, vegans aren't what’s hurting the industry. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: It’s High Time Britain Fed Itself

by Kai Heron

To mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, we need to learn to feed ourselves. But that won’t happen as long as two thirds of England's land is owned by less than 0.4% of the population, argues Kai Heron.

Downstream: Can Lab-Grown Meat Save the World? Aaron Bastani Meets Michael Selden

On this week’s Downstream, Aaron Bastani meets Mike Selden, co-founder of Finless Foods - a cellular agriculture business in California - to find out whether lab-grown meat can live up to the hype.

Opinion: Global Capitalism Has Pushed Our Food System to Breaking Point

by Adrienne Buller

From growing food poverty to rising temperatures, our food system threatens both people and planet. In the second piece of a series on isolation, connection and climate breakdown, Adrienne Buller argues it's time to rethink global food production.

Report: ‘Land justice is racial justice’: People of Colour Are Reclaiming Their Right to Nature

by Yali Banton-Heath

While the UK land justice movement has gained momentum in recent years, the significance of land in the struggle for racial justice remains largely undiscussed. Yali Banton-Heath speaks with Josina Calliste, co-founder of Land in Our Names, a collective helping people of colour to the land, about the necessity of centring land access and food sovereignty within the wider struggle for racial justice.

The Burner: The Burner Episode #227: Behemoth Pulls the Peasant’s Plough?

‘Stare long enough at a bean, or a grain, or an ear of corn, and you’ll begin to see everything – the whole world – inside it.’ James Butler dives into pandemic food shocks and the deep links between capitalist farming and viral outbreaks.

GE2019: The ‘Plan for Nature’ Is Right to Be Ambitious – But Labour Can Do More for Rural Life

by Jon Moses

Ignore the Westminster commentators-turned-forestry experts, Labour's 'Plan for Nature' is a welcome development for the party. However, implementation will require Labour to keep developing its offer to rural communities where the Tories have failed, argues Jon Moses.

From Afforestation to Animals – It’s Time to Talk About Agricultural Reform

by Kay Miller and Louis Goddard

We should all welcome the level of traction proposals like the green new deal are gaining, but taking emissions targets seriously means getting real about land reform and animal politics, argue Kay Miller and Louis Goddard.

Sikh Farmers in the Agro Pontino

by Federico Annibale

For many migrant Sikh farmers in the southern Italian region of the Agro Pontino, working life means exploitation, degrading conditions, and a lack of job security.

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

by Milo Phillips

In the second of our features on social justice movements in Colombia, Milo Phillips reports on how climate change and neoliberal economic reforms have endangered the livelihoods of farmers - and how they are fighting back.