The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities
Forty years after food activism took off around the globe, corporatism is stronger than ever. But so is the grassroots push for control over our work, land and seeds.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Frances Moore Lappé
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.
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Paula Crossfield