Food. Justice. Work.
The Checkout centers the voices and efforts of essential workers on the frontlines of our food system. Now more than ever, our food system is in a constant state of flux, radical change and crisis. From political economy and supply chain analysis to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon of what is necessary to create a just, equitable and progressive food system.
The Checkout is a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Episode 174: Phil Howard On Food Industry Consolidation
The Checkout presents this unpublished interview with Phil Howard on how corporate concentration threatens our food supply.
Episode 172: Grocery Update: Reinventing Retail and Food Processing
The Checkout host Errol Schweizer returns with a deep dive grocery update on retail consolidation, scaling cooperatives and reinventing food processing.
Episode 169: Why Your Groceries Are So Damn Expensive
Another inflation update from Errol Schweizer. You are not going crazy. Grocery prices are 30% higher than a few years ago. Some categories are up over 50%. And food companies have leveraged global crises to raise prices and rake in huge profits while selling less actually products. What an amazing hustle, if you are an executive or a shareholder! As for the rest of us, we now pay more for less food.
Episode 29: Part 3 of 3, Worker Ownership and the Solidarity Economy, By Errol Schweizer
Worker ownership is what it’s all about. This episode covers different models of worker ownership and cooperative enterprises, with an eye towards creating a solidarity economy that meets the needs of all.
Dedicated to MF DOOM and Riley Gale, whose music continues to inspire.
