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On AlterNet: hunger

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hunger"

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

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

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.

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

Stan Cox, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?

The Worst Food Crisis in 45 Years

The Worst Food Crisis in 45 Years

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 1, 2008.
If our government and large food and energy interests don't change direction, the food riots in distant lands will soon be coming to their doors.

Cheney Hunting Adventures: If Someone Eats the Game, It Looks Less Like Killing

Cheney Hunting Adventures: If Someone Eats the Game, It Looks Less Like Killing

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 24, 2008.
Cheney and members of "Sportsmen Against Hunger" are attaching themselves to charitable causes to put a positive spin on killing animals.

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 19, 2008.
Food riots are breaking out across the planet. We must re-examine corporate control of the food supply.

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

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.

Why the Era of Cheap Food Is Over

Why the Era of Cheap Food Is Over

Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor. January 7, 2008.
Corn, milk, bread, and other farm products hit record high prices in 2006 and will likely keep rising in 2008.

One in Ten Americans Went Hungry Last Year

One in Ten Americans Went Hungry Last Year

Abid Aslam, IPS News. November 28, 2007.
More than one in 10 people in the United States go hungry, according to government figures suggesting its food programs are falling short in the world's wealthiest country.

Iraq Oil Bonanza for Hunt; Displacement, Hunger, Alcoholism, Addiction for Iraqis

Iraq Oil Bonanza for Hunt; Displacement, Hunger, Alcoholism, Addiction for Iraqis

Juan Cole, Informed Comment. September 10, 2007.
Texas oil cronies readying to clean up.

Military families go hungry

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2006.
Lines lengthen at base food banks.