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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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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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Hugo Chavez
Venezuela's Radical Food Experiment (Food Movement)

Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.

Paula Crossfield

Blogs

This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All
Greg Kaufmann

Antipoverty news items from around the country.

July 26, 2013
This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games
Greg Kaufmann

Recent votes on food stamps reveal that Congress is pummeling low-income people with increasing ferocity. What can be done to confront and change this cruelty and shortsightedness?

July 15, 2013
Yuck! The Senate Won't Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food
John Nichols

A proposal that would have allowed states to require clear labels is rejected by Republicans and Democrats.

May 25, 2013
Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty
Allison Kilkenny

This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?

May 14, 2013
Fat-Shaming All Around Us
Chloe Angyal

There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.

April 25, 2013
This Week in Poverty: How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now
Greg Kaufmann

There are 50 million Americans struggling with hunger—and with sequestration, things will get worse. 

February 22, 2013
Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef
Laura Flanders

Score another victory for resistance. After thirty-one workers sued his acclaimed restaurant Del Posto, celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to a $1.15 million settlement.

September 27, 2012
Occupy Monsanto
Peter Rothberg

Anti-GMO activists will stage a week of protests in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, starting on the anniversary of OWS, September 17, 2012.

September 5, 2012
Occupy the Farm Highlights Issue of Food Sovereignty
Allison Kilkenny

Occupy the Farm, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, occupied a farm in California to draw attention to the issue of food sovereignty.

May 10, 2012
Occupy Our Food
Peter Rothberg

Food Democracy Now represents a growing movement dedicated to building a sustainable food system.

December 28, 2011
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