On AlterNet: hunger

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

While Republicans Play Politics Over Food Stamps, New Film Focuses on Hunger in America

Amy Goodman, Raj Patel, Democracy Now!. January 23, 2012.

Amy Goodman and Raj Patel discuss the 49 million people who are struggling to get enough to eat in America, and why GOP candidates' posturing isn't helping.

Goodbye 'Shop Til You Drop' Mentality: Renegade Band of Economists Call for 'Degrowth' Economy

Christine MacDonald, AlterNet. December 23, 2011.

The road to prosperity and happiness doesn't lead to the shopping mall, as most economists would have you believe.

The Best, Worst and Most Overlooked Food Stories of 2011

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 16, 2011.

Here's a look at what (sometimes baffling) stories Americans found most compelling and several important ones they missed.

13 Great New Political Movies You Should Watch For

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. December 8, 2011.

As the major festival circuit begins, the big political doc titles emerge. Here are some of our favorites.

Why the Food Market Will Be the Next Bubble to Burst

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. September 23, 2011.

Private investment firms are betting on hunger, and their reasoning, unfortunately, is sound.

How the Soaring Price of Bread Will Shake the Foundations of the Global Economy

Christian Parenti, TomDispatch.com. July 22, 2011.

So much current conflict in the world is not the result of "resource conflicts" but can be more accurately described as bread-triggered upheavals.

Heat, Drought, Famine All Part of Coming 'Exponential' Increase Of Climate-Related Disasters

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. July 22, 2011.

Climate change will "exponentially" increase the scale of natural disasters -- so when are we going to take this threat seriously?

Millions Facing Misery in Somalia Famine

AFPJuly 21, 2011.

Conflict-ridden Somalia is the worst affected nation, but the drought has hit parts of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti, with 12 million people needing emergency aid.

Restaurants Where You Only Pay What You Can Afford? A Visionary Way to Bring Good Food to the Poor Is Taking Off

Kelly McCartney, Shareable. July 21, 2011.

When the founder of Panera Bread opened his Panera Cares pay-what-you-can cafe, the model was a huge success.

Millions of African Climate Refugees Desperate for Food, Water

Environment News ServiceJuly 8, 2011.

An estimated 10 million people across the Horn of Africa are caught in a deadly combination of failed rains and soaring global food prices.

Garden As If Your Life Depended On It, Because It Does

Ellen LaConte, AlterNet. March 29, 2011.

There are at least five reasons why more of us should take up the spade, make some compost, and start gardening with a vengeance.

Time for Plan B: Our Civilization Is on the Edge of a Systemic Breakdown

Scott Thill, AlterNet. March 26, 2011.

Lester Brown talks about whether our civilization can survive the mounting global stresses of rising pollution, starvation, food prices, water shortages and failed states.

Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World's Hungry: Ditch Corporate-Controlled Agriculture

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. March 8, 2011.

A new report from the UN advises ditching corporate-controlled and chemically intensive farming in favor of agroecology.

Why Food Aid Should Be Bought Locally, Not Shipped Halfway Around the World

Yifat Susskind, AlterNet. October 14, 2010.

Food aid floods agricultural markets and destabilizes fragile local economies. But there is a solution: The U.S. can buy food aid crops directly from local farmers in Africa.

Food Haves and Have Nots: The Countries Facing the Best and Worst Scenarios in Food Security

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. August 20, 2010.

I guess we're not helping out so much in Afghanistan, as the country is ranked the least food secure nation in the world.

The Ploy to Promote Genetically Engineered Seeds and Pesticides to Poor Mexican Farmers Is Impoverishing Their Communities

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

The author takes a trip to Mexico to see the 'green revolution' firsthand -- and what she finds is shocking.

Global Food Problems Are About Justice Not Scarcity

Frances Moore Lappe, YES! Magazine. July 2, 2010.

We need to rescue our food system from corporate control.

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.

What's Life Like For the More Than 1 Billion in the World Who Are Hungry? One Woman Decided to Find Out for Herself

Kenda Swartz Pepper, Conducive Chronicle. March 29, 2010.

Follow Kenda Swartz Pepper as she spends 21 days living like the billion plus people in the world who experience hunger every day.

Solving Hunger at SXSW

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

SXSW may be known for its party atmosphere, but this year's conference also set a lofty goal: to end hunger in America.

Our Dirty Little Secret: Who's Really Poor in America?

Leo Hindery Jr., Huffington Post. March 9, 2010.

The problem today for most isn't this recession, it's that except for the top 10 percent, average household income hasn't changed a bit for 10 to 20 years.

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.

Hightower: GOP Is the Party That Thinks Helping the Poor and Hungry Is Like Feeding 'Stray Animals'

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. February 4, 2010.

Where else can raw ignorance rise to such high places -- and then flaunt itself shamelessly for all to see?

Dollar Stores: The Last, and Not So Healthy Eating Choice, Before the Food Lines

Habiba Alcindor, AlterNet. January 30, 2010.

Dollar stores may be places to nab a bargain but for many they are the only place to buy food -- the rock-bottom of the food chain, the last stop before the food pantry.

Why There Are More Than 1 Million Hungry Kids in the U.S.

Sarah Newman, Takepart AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2009.

Those shouldering the burden of this economic crisis are barely surviving.