Category Archives: food

Someone in Egypt Ordered a Pizza for the Protesters in Wisconsin | NY Magazine

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Sometimes solidarity comes with toppings… –PJ ————– “Ian’s on State Street – a small pizza place near the Capitol – has been fielding calls from citizens of twelve countries and thirty-eight states looking to donate free pizza to the Wisconsinites … Continue reading →

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Anuradha Mittal: Choices No One Should Have To Make

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Choices no one should have to make SocialistWorker.org By Arnuradha Mittal “YOU PICK up any newspaper or turn on the TV, and for some of us who have worked on issues of hunger for a very long time, it is … Continue reading →

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ISR: The Global Food Revolt

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

International Socialist Review: The Revolt Over Rising Food Prices By Sharon Smith “WALL STREET millionaires have spent months mourning their losses from once ridiculously overvalued investments. Yet these same free-market cheerleaders remain blissfully unaware of the magnitude of the crisis … Continue reading →

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Socialist Worker: Milwaukee Food Crisis

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Desperate in Milwaukee: SocialistWorker.org By Nicole Colson “CHAOS BROKE out outside Milwaukee’s main welfare office June 23 after as many as 3,000 people lined up, starting around 3 a.m., based on rumors that emergency food vouchers would be distributed to … Continue reading →

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May I have some ghaas-pus please?

Posted on June 26, 2007 by

There’s a conspiracy against vegetarians in the US. It’s not just the small number of options on the menus. It’s not just because, in my humble opinion, vegetarian food that is not from Asia or North Africa is usually tasteless. … Continue reading →

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