Truthout
Hunger
What School Lunches Have to Do With Fixing Wealth Inequality
Dismantling a capitalist food system could begin in schools, which nationwide spend about $3 billion on food contracts.
There’s a Hunger Crisis in North Carolina
All kinds of people in North Carolina — children, adults and seniors — face food insecurity and hunger.
Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program
More than 12 million children experience food insecurity, which leads to poor health outcomes.
World Hunger Is Increasing Thanks to Wars and Climate Change
About 815 million people went hungry in 2016.
How Bucking the Climate Change Accord Would Hinder the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Surviving HIV depends not just on access to antiretroviral drugs but also on a gamut of social and environmental resources.
Post-Brexit Shifts Deprive Refugees in Calais of Needed Support
Refugee camps in Calais now look more like concentration camps — the people in them desperately need the world's help.
US Soldiers Are Relying on Millions of Dollars in Food Stamps to Survive
The Department of Defense has shown little concern about food security among active-duty military personnel.
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Chronic Hunger Lingers in the Midst of Plenty
The global food security challenge is unambiguous: by 2050, the world must feed 9 billion people.
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Students With Nowhere to Stay: Homelessness on College Campuses
Some US colleges have programs to meet the needs of homeless students, but many schools still lack comprehensive services.
The Future of the Food Justice Movement
While farmworkers have organized to improve labor conditions in US agriculture, racial injustice in the food system remains.