Food movement

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

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

Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America

Jobs are not jobs unless workers can live off of their wages in a way that does not trap them in eternal poverty.

Aug 8, 2011 / Press Room

The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste) The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste)

South Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes—or to work in the tomato fields.

Jul 27, 2011 / Jon Wiener

‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa ‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa

The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to discuss the devastating famine in the horn of Africa.

Jul 22, 2011 / Press Room

Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry

 More than twenty anti-hunger activists in Orlando, Florida have been arrested for providing meals for the working poor. 

Jun 27, 2011 / Kevin S. Donohoe

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