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Abolish the Food Industry

If public health is a legitimate reason to curb corporations' advertising to kids, why limit bans to cigarettes, booze, and toys in happy meals, and not include, say, all unhealthy food?

Why We Shouldn't Cut Food Stamps to Pay for School Lunch WEBN-TV/flickr

Why We Shouldn't Cut Food Stamps to Pay for School Lunch

Child nutrition reform could reduce food stamps by $2 billion—and when food stamps disappear, our whole country suffers

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Saving the World with Che, Mao, and Carrots

A sustainable future will require a new approach to agriculture. On Guerrilla Gardening might just be its manifesto.

What Does It Mean To Go Hungry?

After news broke that 43 million Americans experience hunger, the author explores what the term means.

Disappointment at the World Food Summit

The author decodes the declaration made at the UN's hunger conference--and says why it falls short.

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