hunger

Hunger is not discriminatory, and it's everywhere. That's the message of a new study that shows children are struggling with hunger in every county and congressional district in America. But the Map the Meal Gap report also shows which states and regions are suffering disproportionately.

Worried about the meaning of existence? You might want to check out Raj Patel's best-selling book The Value of Nothing. Its message about how we value -- and misvalue -- the world and ourselves charts a middle path toward a society in which our economic choices aren't dominated by Big Brother or big corporations.

Since 2001, Goldman Sachs (GS) has been touting the wonders of the rapidly advancing BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, and China -- as the global economic powerhouses of the coming decades. Citigroup (C) recently jumped on the bandwagon with a report that noted the growing economic influence...

The food must be good in Taiwan's prisons.About four months after a jobless ex-con asked police to return him to prison so he could have a meal, another homeless and unemployed ex-con in Taiwan was recently arrested so he could have a prison lunch, according to a Reuters story.The man stole a box...

Food drives are popular at Thanksgiving and Christmas, when people are more likely to donate during holidays that revolve around family gatherings and food. But a national food drive on Saturday, May 9, in the middle of spring, stands out because of the time of the year that it's happening and...

According to an internal Fox memo leaked on December 9th, American Idol and Fox have canceled the annual charity event "Idol Gives Back" for the upcoming season. This would have been the third year for the star studded event which raised $70 million in 2007 and an estimated $60 million in 2008. It...

'Tis the season for giving! At least, the calendar says it is... but all the latest report indicate that charitable giving is on the decline now as the economic downturn forces us to tighten our purse strings more than in years past. To try to combat that trend, Kraft Foods is teaming up with...