During the past month the coronavirus pandemic has caused billions of people to reset their daily lives and has given people the opportunity to begin living a more sustainable life. In the midst of this pandemic, we have seen shortages in products such as toilet paper, paper towels, meat and extremely important items like masks, gloves, and sanitizers. These shortages are caused by people buying too much of these products that they do not necessarily need, causing others their basic necessities.
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Food and capitalism. It’s not something we consider every time we shop at the grocery store. Nor do we consider the farm in which each item we place in our cart came from. But now more than ever, the connection between food and capitalism is evident as the coronavirus threatens workers, strains our food system, and keeps food off the shelves.
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