The Battle of the Swamp

Forced Labor and a Government Ban

Charity Ryerson investigates human rights and environmental abuse allegations against multinational corporations everyday. But what she and her team found in Central Romana worker camps was like nothing they'd ever seen before. Has the sugar ban changed anything about how Big Sugar operates? Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Who Bears the Cost

Meet Kina Phillips, part of the grass roots effort in Florida to fight cane burning and encourage the sugar companies to embrace green-harvesting methods. Then, Celeste digs deeper into how the pending Farm Bill affects the cost of sugar. Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Black Snow Falls in Florida

Reporter Lulu Ramadan set out to cover the health effects of burning cane. Now, for the first time, there is data linking Florida residents’ respiratory illnesses to Big Sugar. Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Trench Warfare

There’s one last jury trial left, one last shot at forcing the sugar companies to make good on unpaid wages. And Dave Gorman miraculously finds new evidence that could clinch it. But that’s when an obscure 150-year-old law comes into play, sending the lawyers reeling. Finally, the lawyers, journalists and cutters reflect on what the kingdom of big sugar reveals about life, race and justice in America. Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Battle of the Swamp

At the intersection of sugar, nature and influence, you find yourself in just one place: the Everglades, an environmental wonder and disaster. The fight for control and the fight to clean up the massive waterway from agricultural pollution shows the sugar industry’s mastery of lobbying. Exhibit A: the Fanjuls have a direct line straight to the Oval Office. Big Sugar is a Weekday Fun Production in association with Imagine Audio. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.