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Oran Hesterman on Reforming the American Food System
Some of you may remember the 2008 interview Bill did with author and food activist Michael Pollan on Bill Moyers Journal. It’s still one of the most popular videos on the website. Pollan’s movie, Food,...
View ArticleFighting Hunger in America
The Issue: Fighting Hunger The Initiative: Feeding America runs a local food bank network that feeds over 37 million Americans a year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. PSA for...
View ArticleMany Families Still Struggling to Put Food on the Table
A new study from the USDA shows that across the country the recession is still having an impact on many families trying to put food on the table. The number of households considered “food insecure”...
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This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s...
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‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following post originally appeared in The Nation. If you had told me in recent...
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Going to Bed Hungry
The United States is the world’s wealthiest nation, yet we still have families and children who don’t have enough to eat. We caught up with Joel Berg of NYC’s Coalition Against Hunger to learn what it...
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Democrats Accept More Cuts in Food Stamp Program
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What Congress and the Media are Missing in the Food Stamp Debate
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The Gap Between SNAP and Basic Economic Security
There’s a wide gap between the income cutoff for government food assistance and the income required to provide children with a nutritious diet. As of early 2013, nearly 48 million Americans received...
View ArticleHelping Children Eat & Eat Well
PSA for Feeding America's Map the Gap Report on Child Food Insecurity Joel Berg, the director of the NYC Coalition Against Hunger, told us recently that approximately fifty million Americans, including...
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Responses to ‘Congressional Hunger Games’
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This is What a Real Food Policy Conversation Looks Like
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Chairman Ryan and the Real World
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The True Experts on Poverty
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Think Tank Report Says Poor Americans Have It Too Good
Conservative think tanks have spawned a cottage industry churning out dubious studies purporting to show that poor families are living high on the hog on public benefits, a claim that anybody who has...
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Many Americans Still Struggling to Feed Their Families
A new report from the Department of Agriculture released today notes that many Americans continue to struggle to put food on the table. About 17.6 million households — or 14.5 percent — were food...
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Some Congressional Food Stamp Critics Have Their Own Safety Net
Rep. Steve King, (R-IA), speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in March. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) “Since 2008, the cost of SNAP has more than doubled from $34 billion to...
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Six Myths About Food Stamps
This post first appeared in AlterNet. (Michael Stravato/ AP Images for ALDI) In the middle of the worst economy and job situation in decades Republicans in the House voted to cut $40 billion from food...
View ArticleVideo Report: An Oasis in a Food Desert
Since opening last month, America’s first nonprofit grocery store is bringing fresh and affordable fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy to Chester, Pa., a community that has struggled to find healthy...
View ArticleAudio: McDonald’s Tells Full-Time Employee to Apply for Welfare Benefits
The video below, released this week by the service employees’ union, shows a concrete example of how private corporations that pay poverty wages profit by imposing part of their labor costs on the rest...
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