food crisis

Debt ceiling bill worsens national food crisis

Boston Amid ongoing austerity, workers and other marginalized communities in the U.S. are suffering from a crisis of chronic food…

June 5, 2023

Haiti, hunger and U.S. prison imperialism

By James Patrick Jordan Note: This article, first published by Black Agenda Report, has been edited for the May 25,…

June 2, 2023

Hunger in Haiti made in the U.S.

The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This…

March 31, 2023

Food cuts show women bear brunt of deepening economic crisis

No matter how large or small, no class struggle can be put into its social context without understanding the current…

March 16, 2023

Millions face ‘hunger cliff’ as food stamps cut

During the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused millions of people to either lose or be suspended from their jobs, Congress enacted…

March 7, 2023

COP 27: greenwashing, repression, food crisis

Nov. 13 — More than 40,000 people registered as participants at the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) gathering at…

November 16, 2022

Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone

According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from…

August 16, 2022

World hunger and the war in Ukraine

During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on…

April 5, 2022

Sanctions on Russia boomerang – Biden promises food shortages

March 27 “Food shortages — it’s going to be real,” President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. “The price…

March 31, 2022

The Ford Hunger March of 1932

This lightly edited article was first published in 2009 for the 77th anniversary of the Ford Hunger March in Michigan.…

March 4, 2022