Message from Dakar: Peasants confront Land Grabs, Violence against Women, and...
Via Campesina sends this message, and invitation, to all at the World Social Forum in Dakar. Stop land grabbing, defend food sovereignty and say no to violence against women farmers! (Jakarta, January...
View ArticleAre High Food Prices Fueling Revolution in Egypt?
The Scientific American presents arresting figures on the share of income that Egyptians spend on food (40% since you ask) but, sadly, the data from this Bloomberg report gets mangled in the...
View ArticleThe Sugar Parasites
The World Sugar Committee has criticised ‘parasitic’ traders for the surging price of sugar, which is now at its highest level for thirty years. This is, of course, unfair. A mounting body of evidence...
View ArticleRevolution’s Kindling
I wrote this yesterday for the NY Times’ Room for Debate series, before today’s momentous news. Watch this space for more on Egypt… The last time we heard of a record prices was 2008, and food...
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The Color of Food
The Applied Research Center has launched The Color of Food, a report examining the disparities across race and gender within the food system. It’s helpful in starting to understand how the food...
View ArticleDemocracy Activists Arrested in Zimbabwe
After Egypt, activists around the world have had the wind at their backs and the state at their throats. In Libya, Bahrain, Jordan , and from Wisconsin to South Africa, the streets have become – more...
View ArticleDo the Right Thing
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers are pushing forward with their wage demands, targeting two supermarket giants – Publix and Ahold. I’ll be taking aim at Ahold a little later next month, but if you’re...
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