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Choosing War Over Food
The purpose of their international summit is to do something to help the 1 billion people worldwide who will face famine this year. In order to address this global problem, this week the UN asked the international community at the UN Food Summit for 44 billion dollars to invest in agriculture in developing nations.... »
So Long Agricultural Free Trade
In a few hours I head to Brussels where I’m participating, for the second year in a row, in European Youth Media Days. This year I’m helping coordinate and speaking as part of a workshop on Food Prices and the Media. In preperation for this event I’ve been stepping up my own research into the... »
bm280 On the Ground in Haiti
3 storms have left the poorest nation in the western hemisphere in an even greater humanitarian crisis. Several years after his first appearance on this podcast, Tarak joins me from Haiti to explain the situation on the ground there, what needs to be done and what factors have shaped the reality there. Topics covered: The present... »
bm225 What Really Happens to Our Food Aid?
When you hear the words food aid you no doubt imagine a wealthy country sending bags of food to parts of the world where people are starving. Yet in the case of the US, the reality is quite different. In fact, there is many ways that your food does not go from here... »
Starving Out the Hungry
Ever since Lindsay started writing for In These Times, I’ve become a regular reader of their work. One recent article on food donations from the US and how the food donation system works has sparked my attention as a topic for an upcoming podcast. According to their investigation, the US food aid system, which... »