Tag: hunger
Hunger crisis amid prosperity: 44 million Americans face food insecurity despite...
The juxtaposition of America's economic growth reports and the reality of widespread food insecurity shows an immediate need for a more inclusive approach to measuring prosperity.
World ignores Sudan hunger crisis; 230,000 children and mothers could die...
“This is the largest sort of mass mortality crisis that we are facing in the world and the largest that we have probably faced for many decades.”
As 2-month-old starves to death in Gaza, Mosab Abu Toha says...
“Where is the mind of the people in the world? How could you let this happen?”
Gaza’s youngest bear the brunt: 1 in 10 children under 5...
The war has severely impacted Gaza's food supply, which was already reliant on imports and humanitarian aid.
Looming crisis: Millions at risk as WIC funding hangs in balance
With a crucial funding deadline looming, the fate of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) hangs in the balance, threatening vital aid for millions.
Gaza on the brink: Famine looms as crisis deepens
The World Food Program's chief economist, Arif Husain, points out that Gaza meets at least one of the criteria for famine.
Oxfam analysis says dangerous level of hunger could lead to famine...
The risk of famine is increasing each day as "the current situation of intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persists or worsens.”
Russia’s agricultural warfare
The decision to work with Ukraine on such a summit is likely more about Saudi anger over Putin’s recent decision to destroy the grain deal that facilitated the delivery of Ukrainian agricultural products to global markets.
Big Food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US...
"It's time Congress do more to rein in corporate greed, one of the main factors currently driving up costs for families."
Empty tables
Food is certainly plentiful in the United States. And yet enough of it never reaches the tables of those who struggle to make ends meet.
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Study finds AI data centers could consume as much water as basic needs of...
The study highlighted that evaluating AI solely by carbon emissions overlooks devastating localized impacts on water and land systems.
10 reasons to resist AI
To counter Big Tech’s narrative of AI inevitability, movements are beginning to resist on many fronts where this dangerous tech is being deployed.
Deviant Donald, self-destructive dictator
As explosive prices erase tax relief,/ Must one be rich to afford ground beef?
An Indian billionaire was targeted by Trump. Then he poured money into a startup...
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration.
Children are dying as sanctions tighten and fears of military escalation grow in Cuba
UN human rights chief says U.S. restrictions are driving medicine shortages, food insecurity, and prolonged blackouts while lawmakers warn of a possible new conflict in the Caribbean.