How Economic Inequality Fuels Starvation Throughout the World

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Sep 5, 2018 Our fixation on efficiency and markets is destroying whole swaths of the planet. Only a genuine people's movement can offer a remedy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Hotter World Could Also Be a Hungrier One

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 20, 2018 A warmer world could mean shrinking harvests and a more meager diet for millions of people, according to two new studies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Wizard and the Prophet—Dueling Scientific Visions to Shape Tomorrow

Fred Pearce Feb 9, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One in Four at Risk of Hunger in Silicon Valley

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Donald Trump Escalate the Devastating War—and Worsen the Resulting Food Shortage—in Yemen?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 Without an urgent effort to find a political solution and get massive food aid into the country, almost 7 million people may face starvation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Zapatista Movement May Offer Solutions to Neoliberal Threats to Global Food Security

By Levi Gahman / The Solutions Journal Aug 21, 2016 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. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Race Is On to Feed a Warming World

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 24, 2016 As global temperatures rise, scientists warn that plant breeders will need to accelerate development schedules if they are to ensure the ever-growing population can be fed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Syrians Under Siege Since July Say They Are Eating Leaves and Dying of Starvation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 Roughly 30,000 residents of a Syrian town a few dozen miles from the capital, Damascus, say they are trapped and dying of starvation as a result of a monthslong siege by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Shocking, Unacceptable Levels of Hunger and Homelessness in American Cities

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet Dec 23, 2015 A new report looks at the issue in 22 cities across the country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Crisis on Track to Push 100 Million Into Extreme Poverty

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 9, 2015 In response to a new study, the charity Oxfam urges the World Bank "to heed its own warnings and support equitable, low-carbon development." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Cuba Is Achieving Food Security Without Destroying Its Environment

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 4, 2015 The Cuban model—developed in a time of crisis after the collapse of the Soviet Union—is seen as offering potential solutions to many countries in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Break With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Kingdom of Horrors’

By Stanley Heller Sep 15, 2015 A flood of US defense dollars long has supported Saudi Arabia, a hideous human rights abuser Ending the U-Saudi alliance could bring an enormous peace dividend to Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )