Urban food insecurity is one of the crushing issues that plague American cities. It’s a fancy name for food deserts – the vast tracts of inner cities that hold millions of America’s poorest people but lack grocery stores or other sources of decent food for them to eat.
President Obama spoke at the Brandenburg Gate today, fifty years after JFK made his illustrious declaration “Ich bin ein Berliner.” He touched on a wide range of topics - including poverty, climate change and nuclear disarmament - and echoed Kennedy's theme of "peace with justice."
With a vote of 84-15, the Senate has voted to take up Comprehensive Immigration Reform for floor debate.
There’s a breeze of fresh air blowing through some of the Midwest’s most hard-hit old industrial towns. A new generation of leaders is taking over, bringing new thinking and new initiatives to cities that have had little but decline and despair in recent decades.
A silent crisis is happening right now. It affects 165 million children globally, robbing them of the future they deserve and leading to more child deaths every year than any other disease. In a world of plentiful, nutritious foods and advanced science, this is unacceptable.
Several recent surveys show that Americans recognize China’s growing influence and emphasize the importance of friendly engagement with China. But many also recognize that over the longer term China’s rise could be a negative development for the competitiveness of the United States.
China is sitting on $3.4 trillion (that’s trillion, with a T) in foreign exchange reserves, three times the stash of Japan, the only other global trillionaire. In the meantime, the U.S. economy badly needs more investment to put the recession behind it.
