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Subsidies, Snap, and the Farm Bill Machine

Books that trace how omnibus farm legislation quietly reshapes agricultural subsidies, food assistance, pesticide regulation, and the rural political coalitions that fight over all of it.

6 booksMay 1, 2026

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1. Whitewash
Carey Gillam
Carey Gillam's investigation of glyphosate and industry influence explains the pesticides fight and liability debates...
Shelf signal: Health & Wellness
2. Stuffed and Starved
Raj Patel
Raj Patel traces how U.S. farm policy and global agribusiness shape food access and international consequences relevant...
Shelf signal: The Food Business
3. The Meat Racket
Christopher Leonard
Tracie McMillan’s reporting on food systems and low‑income workers illuminates the real-world impact of food assistance...
Shelf signal: The Food Business
4. We Are Eating the Earth
Michael Grunwald
Michael Grunwald provides broad reporting on climate, politics, and the food system that places the farm bill’s...
Shelf signal: Environmental Policy
5. Food, Farms, and Community
Lisa Chase, Vern Grubinger
Christopher Leonard’s exposé of the meat industry details corporate concentration and policy capture shaping modern...
Shelf signal: Sustainable Agriculture
6. The Rural Voter
Nicholas F. Jacobs, Daniel Shea
The Rural Voter explains the political dynamics and rural constituencies whose intra‑party conflicts and priorities...
Shelf signal: Rural Life
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