food crisis

Big banks profit from COVID-19 as food, shelter, even water at risk for millions

On top of COVID-19, another epidemic — one of growing hunger, evictions and foreclosures — now looms over millions of…

June 2, 2020

Pandemic & capitalism are behind the rise of hunger in the U.S.

Dairy farmers are dumping millions of gallons of milk into lagoons. Produce farmers are plowing fresh vegetables back into the…

April 22, 2020

Food Not Bombs Solidarity vs. COVID-19

“Mutual aid” had become a buzzword on many lips when people began to realize, despite the steady stream of government…

April 17, 2020

‘Everything is unraveling’: Whole Foods worker speaks out about dangerous conditions

The following is a lightly edited interview with a Workers World member who works in a Whole Foods grocery store…

April 6, 2020

Food stamps on the chopping block: A tale of two budgets

The gang of flunkies for the super-rich running the show in Washington, D.C., are proposing to cut 700,000 people off…

December 11, 2019

In Seville, Spain, Andalusian unionists face trial for liberating food

The following is an Aug. 22 news release from the Andalusian Workers Union (Sindicato Andaluz de Trabajadores − SAT −…

August 29, 2019

Food security vs. ‘border security’

As the whole world knows by now, Trump has launched major racist attacks on four congress members known as the…

July 30, 2019

Seeking truth about Venezuela’s food production

An organization in the United States has scheduled a 10-day trip to Venezuela in late August that could help people…

July 18, 2019

Hunger and the crisis in agriculture

Do you know what it feels like to be hungry? Not just missing a meal, or being too busy to…

March 12, 2019

Alabama People’s Tribunal: ‘Food, water, health are human rights’

Montgomery, AL - Advocates for a wide range of struggles in Alabama met with a new generation of health activists…

January 2, 2019