Trading Lives for Labor

Yet history repeats itself – leaders are sacrificing lives to ensure an "uninterrupted food supply." These meat and poultry plants, just like cotton fields once were, have been deemed "critical infrastructure" to the nation's economy.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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