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Why Hunger Is Still With Us

Why Hunger Is Still With Us Why Hunger Is Still With Us

A truly democratic food system will need to rewrite the rules of our financial system.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Raj Patel

Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds

Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds

The biggest threat we face is the control of seed and food moving into a few corporate hands.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Vandana Shiva

It’s Not Just About Food

It’s Not Just About Food It’s Not Just About Food

Food is a good place to start to make change—but it’s only a start.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Eric Schlosser

How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System

How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System

As the food movement has discovered, winning over the media, or even the president, is not enough.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Michael Pollan

The Production Conundrum The Production Conundrum

As Zambia’s experience shows, solving hunger is not just about growing more food.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Samuel Fromartz

Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover

Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover

Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Bridget Huber

GOP 2012 Strategy: Disenfranchise Democrats, Rig Electoral College GOP 2012 Strategy: Disenfranchise Democrats, Rig Electoral College

Republicans want to limit participation by their political opponents and rewrite the Electoral College in advance of the 2012 election.

Sep 14, 2011 / Ari Berman

Farm Bill 101

Farm Bill 101 Farm Bill 101

As Congress gears up to reauthorize the farm bill next year, the stakes are high.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Daniel Imhoff

Who Says Food Is a Human Right?

Who Says Food Is a Human Right? Who Says Food Is a Human Right?

Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, makes the case in this Q&A.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Anna Lappé

Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment

Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment

Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Paula Crossfield

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