Above Photo: Saloua Raouda Choucair (Lebanon), Chores, 1948. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that, every minute, a child is pushed into hunger in fifteen countries most ravaged by the global food crisis. Twelve of these fifteen countries are in Africa (from Burkina Faso to Sudan), one is in the Caribbean (Haiti), and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Yemen). Wars without end have degraded the ability of the state institutions in these countries to manage cascading crises of debt and unemployment, inflation and poverty. Joining the two Asian countries are the states that make up the Sahel region of […]
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Above Photo: Boxes of oranges and lemons at a food pantry at a California college. Far too many students lack reliable access to nutritious food. Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Let’s identify barriers and find ways to remove them. The pandemic has created extraordinary need for millions of people across the U.S. This is particularly acute, though often hidden, on college campuses, where students are sometimes left to choose between paying rent and having enough to eat. During their college careers, far too many students lack reliable access to nutritious food, hampering their efforts to advance their education and skills. […]
This City Makes Sure No One Goes Hungry By Pedro Vilela, Nation of Change. November 11, 2020 This City Makes Sure No One Goes Hungry2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/belo-horizonte-food-security-9-e1605102196863.jpg200px200px Above photo: Residents wait in line to pick up fruit at Praça da Estação. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic. By long ago prioritizing residents’ right to healthy food, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has been able to keep food flowing during the pandemic. Nestled on a wide plateau surrounded by the Espinhaço Mountains in southeastern Brazil is the city of Belo Horizonte, roughly 275 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. The city of 2.5 million is an industrial and technological hub, which […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0f/1080778652_107:0:1307:675_1200x675_80_0_0_36ecc8c7b912fb2bf6384e9ec70b08fc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010161080777933-mommmmyyy-im-hungry-golden-retriever-pup-runs-around-with-bowl-for-food/ Hunger pangs are sometimes quite difficult to bear, both for humans and animals. But when it comes to little ones, they are just really, really uncontrollable. A video clip of a baby golden retriever running around for food is making the rounds on social media. It shows a cute little pup running here and there while holding a food bowl in its mouth. The little one even goes near its mother, but it doesn’t seem to be interested in sharing it with her. Perhaps that’s why it walks away, showing her that when it […]
When Confronted By Hungry Bellies, Us Imperialists Reach For Their Guns By Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. October 10, 2020 When Confronted By Hungry Bellies, Us Imperialists Reach For Their Guns2020-10-102020-10-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/judy-seidman-e1602341416626.jpg200px200px Above photo: Judy Seidman, Imperialism Stops Here, 2020. In 1965, Ghana’s Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah published a bold book, Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism. In this book, Nkrumah documented in great detail the way in which European and North American multinational firms – in close collaboration with their governments – continued to smother the aspirations of the new nations of Africa. As an example, Nkrumah took up his own […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/08/1080396161_95:-1:1295:675_1200x675_80_0_0_d7b3815179593aca0fbd9dffb1b875b3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009091080407298-slow-down-little-hungry-kitty-tries-launching-itself-at-food-/ Cats love meat and milk. This little ginger kitty refuses to let go of a wholesome piece of meat! Who would have imagined that a petite kitty could have such a large appetite for one big piece of meat. In this video, the kitten can be seen climbing on a tree branch on which the turkey is attached. Its struggle is obvious as it tries to eat the meat without falling off the branch. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1d/1080312247_0:0:1225:689_1200x675_80_0_0_914d9f422e71d5a4aed24b27e6363fee.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008291080311574-uroboros-video-of-snake-mistakenly-chomping-on-own-tail-goes-viral/ One may have come across snakes eating other reptiles, but it seems bizarre to find a snake biting and chewing on its own tail. A video of a snake chomping on its own tail is going viral on social media. The recorded video clip shows a snake lying in a circular shape with its own tail in its mouth. When someone applies a liquid substance to the snake’s mouth, it immediately regurgitates its own tail. While posting it online, Indian Forest Service official Susanta Das described it as “Uroboros”, a circular symbol showing a […]
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily. On today’s edition of The Breakdown’s Long Reads Sunday, our selections have to do with one of the hottest topics in central banking: yield curve control. “What Is Yield Curve Control?”The first piece is from the St. Louis Federal Reserve and is a primer on YCC, including past U.S. implementations as well as versions from Japan and Australia. “Market Jitters Show How Much Fed Medicine Matters”Our second piece is an op-ed about how dramatically markets reacted to this small detail from the Federal Open […]
Dissociated Press In a stirring statement sure to lift the flagging spirits of America’s tens of millions of unemployed people, Ivanka Trump has reminded them that there are still plenty of worms, insects, garbage, and other free food sources available. “All it takes is some good old fashioned American gumption, creativity, and can-do spirit,” Ivanka said at the press rollout for her Find Something New to Eat campaign. “There has never been a more critical time for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to be aware of the multiple pathways to caloric and nutritional sustenance in an increasingly automated, COVID-devastated jobs-free […]
These Workers Don’t Get Aid And Are Going Hungry By Rebecca Chowdhury, In These Times. July 2, 2020 These Workers Don’t Get Aid And Are Going Hungry2020-07-022020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/workers-e1593655941714.jpg200px200px Above photo: People wait in line to receive food at a food bank on April 28, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images. A Tax on New York Billionaires Could Help Them. Coronavirus cases continue to climb across the Southern and Western United States. In New York, previously the nation’s epicenter, many of the residents reeling from the economic consequences are excluded from any government assistance. Clara Cortes lives in […]