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It isn’t morning in America any more
AlterNet by Bill McKibben 05/12/08 It’s not just the economy. We’ve gone through swoons before. It’s that gas at $4 a gallon means we’re running out, at least of the cheap stuff that built our sprawling... ...
In Food Price Crunch, More Americans Seek Help
Missy Ryan of Reuters reports: "While food inflation is causing tensions and riots around the world, even the affluent United States is being touched. Stories such as Stanley's are becoming more common... ...
Since I Gave Up Hope, I Feel Better
By William Blum Food riots, in dozens of countries, in the 21st century. Is this what we envisioned during the post-World War Two, moon-landing 20th century as humankind's glorious future? It's not the... ...
The New Economics of Hunger
Anthony Faiola reports for The Washington Post, "The food price shock now roiling world markets is destabilizing governments, igniting street riots and threatening to send a new wave of hunger rippling... ...
Food Riots Erupt Worldwide
Anuradha Mittal writes for AlterNet, "Over the last few decades, the United States, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have used their leverage to impose devastating policies on developing... ...
Why More Food Is Not the Answer
Writing for Truthout, Kelpie Wilson explains: "With food riots across the globe in the news, the immediate cause of food shortages is simply this: grain prices have doubled over the last year and poor... ...
America's Role in Haiti's Hunger Riots
Truthout contributor Bill Quigley reports: "Riots in Haiti over explosive rises in food costs have claimed the lives of six people. There have also been food riots worldwide in Burkina Faso, Cameroon,... ...
Global food crisis looms as Asia's rice bowl empties and world price soars
THE crisis over rice showed no signs of easing yesterday as the price of the world's benchmark jumped 10 per cent in just one week, fanning fears that millions across Asia will struggle to afford their... ...
Fuels vs. food
Cato Institute by Indur Goklany 04/17/08 Preside nt Bush’s call yesterday for a dramatic slowdown of green-house-gas emissions reflects growing concern for the consequences of climate change. But what... ...
Why Food Costs Are Climbing
The Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly says, "For the first time in decades, the specter of widespread hunger for millions looms as food prices explode. Two words not in common currency in recent years - famine... ...