Five on Friday: Farmers, Workers, and Heat Stress

We’ve got another issue of Five on Friday ready for you! All five offerings were recommended by MCN staff this week.

What type of impact has the Farm Bill had on Black farmers? It’s yet another one of our structures that perpetuates inequities, pushing out smaller and Black farmers, as outlined in this Mother Jones article by Claire Kelloway. The Farm Bill Hall of Shame

This article from MCN partners, La Isla Network, reminds us that no worker ever has to die from heat stress. How Heat Contributed to the Deaths of Three Workers

Did you listen to the new episode of MCN's mini-series on COVID on our podcast? Learn about Paxlovid, the new variant JN.1, and more with our Chief Medical Officer, Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH. COVID-19 Just Won’t Go Away! Updates & New Insights in Patient Care

NotiViernes is our Spanish-language version of Five on Friday. Choose “Leer en Español” at the top of this page to find the blog in Spanish. This week's edition includes an article based on this new report. Solitary confinement in inappropriate in almost all cases, the UN confirms, as it can cause severe mental pain or suffering and can amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “Endless Nightmare”: Torture and Inhuman Treatment in Solitary Confinement in US Immigration Detention

Weekly Win: There is a lot of work going on to counteract the farming inequities highlighted in the first article mentioned in this Five on Friday. Here's one example in the Hudson Valley. Kingston Land Trust Raising Funds to Buy 54 Acres for Black Farming Program

Have a safe and healthy weekend!