Kim Heys's blog ‘Twas the week before Christmas And all through the House, Optimism was stirring Of more food for good health. The House of Representatives had brought us to the edge of a Christmas miracle by passing legislation giving statutory auth ...
Kim Heys's blog On November 18, Senior Fellow Roger Thurow received the University of Iowa International Impact Award in recognition of his efforts in public health awareness, along with fellow recipient Selma Jeronimo. The award was presented during ...
Kim Heys's blog We’re excited to announce the launch of a new multi-part film series on Roger Thurow’s The Last Hunger Season. Now through October 16—coinciding with World Food Day 2014—we will be releasing new episodes from the series each week. Pa ...
August 2015 saw global food prices hit a seven year low, but this followed several years when prices had spiked to record levels. Today’s global food system, many analysts now believe, is coming to be characterized by such volatility. The forces driving t ...
Bernie Reyes's blog There’s been a lot of quiet clamor-raising going on recently. In a church basement in Indiana earlier this week, I watched a letter-writing campaign stir to life. Letter-writing is a solitary pursuit: sitting alone with pen and p ...
Bernie Reyes's blog Joe Henry is raising the clamor step by step. This week he set out from the steps of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on The Hunger 500, a determined, rather fast-paced run to bring attention to global hunger. His destinat ...
Bernie Reyes's blog The writing on the wall, foretelling the turmoil that has roiled North Africa and the Middle East in recent weeks, appeared during the food crisis of 2008. It was then that staple food shortages and soaring prices sent protesters ...
Bernie Reyes's blog As 2011 dawns, the United States government is poised to lead the greatest assault on global hunger through agriculture development since the Green Revolution half a century ago. This renewed commitment is exceedingly timely, wit ...
Bernie Reyes's blog The college football bowl season, which begins this weekend, celebrates food and eating almost as much as it celebrates gridiron excellence. Just consider how many of this season’s bowls – Bowls! The very word comes straight fro ...
Bernie Reyes's blog The budget-cutting has begun, and governments around the world are paying attention to the sharp-knives in Congress. So when the House of Representatives released a draft Continuing Resolution this week with only $100 million in ...
