Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future
More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent
We Can Feed the World and Halve Emissions—but There's a Catch
Scientists say “rapid and far-reaching changes in all aspects of society” will have to be made and that what we eat is high on the list.
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One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t
How far would Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion fortune go if it were used for the common good? Pretty far, as it turns out.
Forget Organic Food, Go for Growth
Using less land and having more high-yield farms could be the best answer to the planet’s needs.
How Economic Inequality Fuels Starvation Throughout the World
Our fixation on efficiency and markets is destroying whole swaths of the planet. Only a genuine people's movement can offer a remedy.
A Hotter World Could Also Be a Hungrier One
A warmer world could mean shrinking harvests and a more meager diet for millions of people, according to two new studies.
Book Review
The Wizard and the Prophet—Dueling Scientific Visions to Shape Tomorrow
A new book unpacks the polar opposites of extreme pessimism and optimism about the future of humanity, through the lives of two of their earliest and most compelling advocates.
One in Four at Risk of Hunger in Silicon Valley
The tech-gilded region is home not just to the uber-wealthy but also to a population that needs help just to get adequate food.
Will Donald Trump Escalate the Devastating War—and Worsen the Resulting Food Shortage—in Yemen?
Without an urgent effort to find a political solution and get massive food aid into the country, almost 7 million people may face starvation.
Mexico's Zapatista Movement May Offer Solutions to Neoliberal Threats to Global Food Security
The indigenous group has built an autonomous, locally based food system that escapes corporate programs and practices that are fostering unprecedented poverty, hunger and suffering.
