First up is the documentary The Price of Sugar, which exposes the inhumane treatment of Haitian sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic – and the journey of the Spanish priest who has dedicated his life to helping them. It is available for viewing on YouTube.
I’m including this link to a succinct but thorough article from the Harvard Kennedy School Review that will also shake up your thoughts about our sweet obsession. American consumers are paying an extortionate (think of it as an additional tax) price for sugar because its production is artificially constrained. And protective pricing enriches sugar-producing cartels, which are immune to regulations. This is all good food for thought…
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