On AlterNet: food crisis

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From Food Crisis to Food Sovereignty: The Challenge of Social Movements

Eric Holt-Gimenez, Monthly Review. February 22, 2011.

Agroecologist Eric Holt-Gimenez warns of the capitalist drive behind the resurgence of a Green Revolution in the fight to overcome the food crisis.

How the Top 5 Supermarkets Waste Food

Tina Mather, AlterNet. April 18, 2010.

In a nation where millions go hungry, some of the food supermarkets throw out could feed people in need. But not every grocery chain cares.

The Human Recession: Selling Food Stamps for Kid's Shoes

Seth Wessler, ColorLines. February 17, 2010.

Unable to find jobs, kicked off welfare, women in Connecticut are forced to sell food assistance to buy basic necessities.

Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?

David E. Gumpert, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 25, 2009.

Despite all the media hype, there's little to actually suggest we're facing a major food safety crisis.

Will Our Economic Collapse Cause the Death of Millions Abroad?

Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 20, 2009.

As the wealthier nations cease investing in the developing world or acquiring its exports, the crisis is hitting them with a vengeance.

U.N. Seeks a Green Revolution in Food

Thalif Deen, IPS News. March 4, 2009.

Organic small-scale agriculture can deliver increased yields without the damage that has resulted from the industrial model of agriculture.

Massive Economic Disaster Seems Possible -- Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 26, 2008.

With multiple crises on the horizon, survivalist views don't seem as marginal as they did before.

What Is Washington's Role in Haiti's Food Crisis?

Brave New Films, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. July 7, 2008.

How Haitian politics, rice, and the U.S. are deeply interwoven.

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.

Corn and wheat used to feed chicken, pigs and other farmed animals is food being diverted from the mouths of the global poor.

Manufacturing a Food Crisis

Walden Bello, The Nation. May 23, 2008.

In the years preceding Mexico's tortilla crisis, the country had been converted to a corn-importer by the IMF, the World Bank and Washington.

Pakistani Rice Exports Alleviate Food Crisis

The Littlest Gator, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. May 20, 2008.

World prices on rice eased after Pakistan announced it will export 1 million tons to ease the food crisis.

Food Crisis Hits Fallujah

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. May 14, 2008.

Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.

Profiteers Squeeze Billions Out of Growing Global Food Crisis

Geoffrey Lean, Independent UK. May 5, 2008.

Speculators blamed for driving up price of basic foods as 100 million face severe hunger.

Face It, We All Aren't Going to Become Vegetarians

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. April 18, 2008.

It's better for the planet to avoid eating meat, but the reality is we have to make it more sustainable for people who don't want to be vegetarians.