food crisis

Bombings kill more in Yemen as hunger, thirst spread

Warplanes deployed by the Saudi Arabian monarchy, the Gulf Cooperation Council and their allies, all backed by U.S. imperialism, are…

July 6, 2015

Russian trucks deliver food and aid — and leave

Aug. 25 — Two hundred twenty-seven white paneled trucks ”invaded” Ukraine from Russia on Aug. 22, transporting large bags filled…

August 28, 2014

Chicago People’s Assembly says ‘Food is a right!’

Working people from the Midwest and beyond participated in a “Food Is a Right” People’s Assembly on Aug. 16 at…

August 27, 2014

Food is a right’ people’s assembly planned for Aug. 16 in Chicago

By J. White and Doc White Chicago The first of eight goals set by the United Nations “Millennium Declaration” in…

June 2, 2014

‘Raise minimum wage, no food stamp cuts’

Labor and community activists marched through the Near West Side neighborhood of Cleveland on April 12, protesting against recent cuts…

April 18, 2014

Venezuela to face food sabotage

Caracas, Nov. 4 — Tribuna Popular TP. - The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) today denounced…

November 12, 2013

Cut F-35s, not food stamps!

Struggling individuals and families across the U.S. will face even more hardship come Nov. 1, when Congress will allow some…

October 29, 2013

Food poisoning & gov’t shutdown

After eating chicken dinners, at least 317 people have been hit by nausea, headaches and fevers in a 20-state salmonella…

October 14, 2013

Food stamps cut as hunger rises

Cupboards will be bare next year for nearly 4 million people in the United States if the bill cutting the…

October 3, 2013

Monsanto, genetic engineering and food, part 2

Part 1 covered the hazards of genetically modified crops and the role of Monsanto in pushing them worldwide. Along with…

October 15, 2012