Education

Debt, Inflation and Cold Cheese Sandwiches

Pat Fontana / Prism Dec 26, 2024 Schools nationwide use unpaid lunch debt to block teens from attending their graduation ceremonies and threaten to send them to foster care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World

Global Spending on Nukes Tops $90 Billion

Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft Jun 18, 2024 According to a new report released Monday, 80% of the increase comes from the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Africa

Severe Drought in Southern Africa Leaves Millions on the Brink of Starvation

Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch Apr 5, 2024 Millions across the region are facing severe hunger and livelihood losses, with smallholder farmers striving to cope with the climate crisis and colonial monoculture patterns of farming. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Hunger Burns Through the Pentagon’s Ranks

Andrea Mazzarino / Tom Dispatch Jan 19, 2023 Despite gargantuan defense expenditure, hunger is a problem for the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Food Stamps Saved My Life

Sherry Brennan / OtherWords Dec 11, 2019 As a kid, the SNAP program helped me eat, study and succeed as an adult. Americans today deserve the same investment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cuba’s Ingenious Lesson for Cities Facing Hunger

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 13, 2019 Its solution is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens food shortages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

11,000 Scientists Warn We’re Headed Toward ‘Untold Suffering’

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 12, 2019 Experts from 153 nations unite to issue a stark warning about the climate emergency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Not Everyone Should Stop Eating Meat to Fight Climate Change

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Sep 18, 2019 The practice can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but for malnourished populations, there's a caveat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Food Stamps Could Be Stripped From 3 Million Americans

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 23, 2019 Critics view the Department of Agriculture's proposal the latest effort by the Trump administration to bypass Congress to attack low-income families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Climate Change Accelerates, So Does Global Hunger, Report Reveals

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Mar 31, 2019 After years of decline, a warming planet makes food insecurity worse, says the World Meteorological Organization. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2019 More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Can Feed the World and Halve Emissions—but There’s a Catch

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 14, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )