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The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities

The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities

Forty years after food activism took off around the globe, corporatism is stronger than ever. But so is the grassroots push for control over our work, land, and seeds.

Frances Moore Lappé

How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System
As the food movement has discovered, winning over the media, or even the president, is not enough.
Michael Pollan
Posted Sep 14 2011 - 2:32pm
Ten Things to Reduce Hunger and Provide Good Food For All
Why is there hunger in a world that can feed itself—and how can we solve it?
The Nation
Posted Sep 15 2011 - 2:19pm
Can Educating Consumers Help Make Farm Labor Fair?
The traditional labor movement is hitting roadblocks trying to organize farmworkers. But campaigns that push the bounds of union organizing are finding success, on and off the farm.
Michelle Chen
Posted Sep 20 2011 - 1:07pm

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Olivier De Schutter
Who Says Food Is a Human Right? (Food Movement)

Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, makes the case in this Q&A.

Anna Lappé
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Food bank
It's Not Just About Food (Food Movement)

Food is a good place to start to make change—but it’s only a start.

Eric Schlosser
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A worker at Walmart
Walmart's Fresh Food Makeover (Food Movement)

Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?

Bridget Huber
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A farmers' market in California
Farm Bill 101 (Food Movement)

As Congress gears up to reauthorize the farm bill next year, the stakes are high.

Daniel Imhoff
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People carrying wheat flour in Pakistan
Why Hunger Is Still With Us (Food Movement)

A truly democratic food system will need to rewrite the rules of our financial system.

Raj Patel
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