Food insecurity

We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now.

We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now. We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now.

Student borrowers say that congressional relief has been woefully insufficient. And they’re terrified facing its end in September.

Jul 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Veronica Irwin

Food for Hard Times and Pleasure—Kimchee Out of Anything

Food for Hard Times and Pleasure—Kimchee Out of Anything Food for Hard Times and Pleasure—Kimchee Out of Anything

Scenes from a pandemic: 12

Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Scot Nakagawa

Food distribution

Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side

Thousands of businesses in Manhattan have closed, thrusting an untold number of people into economic precarity and food insecurity.

Jun 5, 2020 / Winnie Wong

Recovery Will Take More Than Money

Recovery Will Take More Than Money Recovery Will Take More Than Money

The pandemic offers Americans a chance to look hard at the ways in which government has failed society—but also a chance to do something about it.

May 22, 2020 / Mike Gecan

Fishermen

The Lunacy of Global Seafood Supply Chains The Lunacy of Global Seafood Supply Chains

Scenes from a pandemic: 8

May 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Jennifer C. Berkshire

The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard

The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard

Native students across the country are concerned what this crisis could mean for their universities in the long term.

May 13, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse

Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse

As a teacher, I wonder about the students I’ve been unable to reach and whose faces I never see online.

May 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Belle Chesler

Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis

Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis

Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of the world.

May 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael T. Klare

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Cynthia Greenlee

Trump’s Cuts to Food Stamps Almost Made the Pandemic Worse

Trump’s Cuts to Food Stamps Almost Made the Pandemic Worse Trump’s Cuts to Food Stamps Almost Made the Pandemic Worse

Advocates halted changes, set to go into effect today, that would have left nearly a million US residents hungry.

Apr 1, 2020 / Arvind Dilawar

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