2014 Editorials, Opinion and Letters
US-Mexico sugar deal means higher prices for consumers Washington Post December 9, 2014 See also US sugar soars above world prices. Candy makers prepare price increases. Alexandra Wexler Wall Street Journal December 8, 2014 and How will a fight over sugar affect US-Mexico trade ties Andrés Rozental Inter-American Dialogue September 10, 2014 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger
World Food Program's struggle to feed millions New York Times December 2, 2014
Don't ask how to feed the 9 billion Mark Bittman New York Times November 11, 2014
Think we can't end global malnutrition by 2035? Think again Lawrence Haddad Huffington Post November 11, 2014
On the national Day of Maize in Mexico, protecting the sacred plant Adelita San Vicente Tello Other Worlds are Possible November 11, 2014
How a national food policy could save millions of American lives. The food system and the diet it’s created have caused incalculable damage to the health of our people and our land, water and air. Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador and Oliver De Schutter Washington Post November 9, 2014
Who’s serious about global food security? Gary Thornton WATTAgNet.com October 23, 2014
How to eat for the climate Jeff McMahon Forbes October 27, 2014
Census data show the economy strengthened in 2013, but too slowly to improve the living standards of many middle- and low-income Americans Robert Greenstein Center for Budget and Policy Priorities September 16, 2014
CAR: A forgotten crisis at the heart of Africa: Though it scarcely makes headlines, the Central African Republic's vicious civil war has created a sickening humanitarian crisis Nathalie Baptiste Foreign Policy In Focus September 10, 2014
Why Asia is probably poorer than we think: Asia’s ‘success’ in reducing poverty uses a flawed system for measuring income and ignores food insecurity Jayati Ghosh The Guardian September 9, 2014
Will the WTO fast-track trade at the expense of food security? India and other G-33 countries are rightfully demanding that food security is addressed at the ongoing WTO meeting. Timothy A. Wise and Jeronim Capaldo Al Jazeera July 24, 2014 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger
Food justice is about more than food security and nutrition Geoff Tansey Devex July 23, 2014 See Hunger Notes special report Food as a Human Right
Nutrition and health: The opportunity cost of opportunities lost Joel Spicer Devex July 23, 2014
House child tax credit leaves behind millions of low-income working families Chuck Marr, Chye-Ching Huang, and Bryann DaSilva Center on Budget and Policy Priorities July 22, 2014
The passing of Martin Lueders, conflict photographer Lane Vanderslice Hunger Notes July 18, 2014
US should have tried nation-building in Central America, not Iraq and Afghanistan Robert McCartney Washington Post July 16, 2014
Our bees, ourselves: Bees and colony collapse Mark Winston New York Times July 14, 2014
Global food security: Why it affects us all Michael Igoe Devex July 7, 2014
Inequality is not inevitable Joseph E Stiglitz New York Times June 27, 2014
Food's big-picture guy Mark Bittman New York Times May 27, 2014 See Hunger Notes special report:: Food as a human right
South Sudan has failed to justify its existence: Thus far, South Sudan has failed to distinguish itself in anything but human rights violations, refugees, and hunger Sufyan bin Uzayr Foreign Policy In Focus May 7, 2014
The moment for climate justice Janet Redman, Emira Woods and John Cavanagh Foreign Policy In Focus May 7, 2014
What we're reading now Mark Bittman New York Times April 24, 2014
Root of the CAR conflict is a legacy of poverty, not religious warfare Manon Verchot Global Post April 23, 2014
A roadmap for survival: The latest UN report on addressing climate change reflects a strong Western bias, but it's the most comprehensive tool we've got Oscar Reyes Foreign Policy In Focus April 10, 2014
North Korea’s crimes against humanity demand action Washington Post April 15, 2014
Saving South Sudan: A bitter schism between two men threatens millions of people Washington Post April 9, 2014
What we're reading now Mark Bittman New York Times March 10, 2014
Meat makes the planet thirsty James McWilliams New York Times March 7, 2014
Some progress on eating and health Mark Bittman New York Times March 4, 2014
The dust bowl returns to California's Central Valley Blaine Roberts and Ethan J Kytle New York Times February 9, 2014 See HN special report on environment and hunger
Most African leaders not making promised investments in agriculture: 10 years after committing to increase government spending on food production, only seven African countries have consistently met that pledge Timothy A Wise Global Post February 6, 2014
Nutrition title of farm bill agreement drops Draconian cuts and represents reasonable compromise Robert Greenstein Center on Budget and Policy Priorities January 27, 2014
1; 5,000; 500,000 Thomas Friedman New York Times January 25, 2014
The case for a stronger minimum wage Jared Bernstein Center on Budget and Policy Priorities January 24, 2014
The earned income tax credit: One anti-poverty initiative both sides can agree on Chuck Marr Center on Budget and Policy Priorities January 24, 2014
Church World Service applauds passage of food aid funding and reforms Church World Service January 17, 2014
It is expensive to be poor. Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can't save up enough to move on. Barbara Erenreich The Atlantic January 13, 2014
Seeking ways to help the poor and childless Eduardo Porter New York Times January 14, 2014
A girl's escape Nicholas Kristoff New York Times January 1, 2014
2013's top humanitarian issues and publications Humanitarian Times January 1, 2013 (2 page PDF file)