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Adam Gaines, right, who spent over 13 years in prison, with his sons, Shane, left, and Adam Jr. “I didn’t have a role model,” said Adam Jr., who quit high school. Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times In prisoners' wake, a tide of troubled kids Erik Eckholm New York Times July 4, 2009 Safety net is fraying for the very poor Erik Eckholm New York Times July 4, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories Ousted Honduran president wins international support Marc Lacey New York Times June 30, 2009 Honduran military ousts President Zelaya William Booth and Juan Forero Washington Post June 29, 2009 Honduran president fires armed forces boss BBC News June 25, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: harmful economic system stories With something for everyone (compromises, carveouts and out and out gifts), energy bill passes the House John M. Broder New York Times June 30, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people Too poor to make the news Barbara Ehrenreich New York Times June 13, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
Members of an indigenous group opposed to Peru’s plans to open large parts of the Amazon to drilling and logging demonstrated Thursday in Iquitos, Peru. Photo: Tomas Munita/New York Times Peru prime minister to step down over handling of Amazon crisis Reuters July 4, 0009 Protesters gird for long fight over opening Peru’s Amazon Simon Romero New York Times June 11, 2009 9 hostage officers killed at Peruvian oil facility--Amazonian Indians demand that Peruvian president withdraw decrees that ease the way for companies to carry out major energy and logging projects in the Amazon Simon Romero New York Times June 6, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people
Using a mix of grass-roots activism, lawsuits and old-fashioned lobbying, Dr. Yuri Melinihi and his organization tackle issues from illegal logging in protected forests and the impact of a growing mining industry to the supply and cleanliness of water. Photo: Peter Morrison / Associated Press Bullets don't stop Guatemala green activist. Shot 7 times by an unknown assailant, his enemies include drug traffickers, midnight loggers, mining giants and corrupt military men. Ken Ellingwood Los Angeles Times June 11, 2009 More harmful economic system stories Nearly 20 million students now receive free or low cost school lunches, an all time high. Many school districts struggle to cover their share of the meal's rising costs. Peter Eisler and Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY June 11, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories Obama reaches out to Muslim world BBC News June 4, 2009
Wells Fargo bank accused of pushing high-interest subprime mortgages on African Americans in Baltimore Michael Powell New York Times June 6, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
Members of an indigenous group opposed to Peru’s plans to open large parts of the Amazon to drilling and logging demonstrated Thursday in Iquitos, Peru. Photo: Tomas Munita/New York Times Protesters gird for long fight over opening Peru’s Amazon Simon Romero New York Times June 11, 2009 9 hostage officers killed at Peruvian oil facility--Amazonian Indians demand that Peruvian president withdraw decrees that ease the way for companies to carry out major energy and logging projects in the Amazon Simon Romero New York Times June 6, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people
What does hunger mean? (You can be hungry and there is world hunger. How are they related?) What percentage of the world's population is hungry? What does severe hunger feel like? Test your knowledge of hunger by taking our hunger quiz--topics vary weekly--and during June Hunger Notes will donate $.01 to Heifer International. Take the quiz World Hunger Education Service thanks the Peace Lutheran Church of Gahanna, Ohio and Gloria Schaffer for their recent contributions to support our work
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Many kiln workers are children, like 6-year-old Samia, who molds clay into balls for bricks. Photo: Pamela Constable Washington Post Pakistan's kiln workers bricked in by debt: families on ancient assembly lines 'can never earn enough to leave' Pamela Constable Washington Post July 3, 2009
Supporters rallied Thursday for Malam Bacai Sanhá, a candidate in Guinea-Bissau, where the threat of violence haunts daily life. Photo: Joe Penney/Reuters Guinea-Bissau, a fragile nation in disarray, holds few hopes for its people as they prepare to vote Adam Nossiter New York Times June 27, 2009 Guinea-Bissau military kills politicians BBC News June 6, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: harmful economic system stories US sends weapons to Somalia BBC News June 26, 2009 More Somalia stories Economic crisis could last years Al Jazeera June 25, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories Bumper crop, but Zimbabwe hungry BBC News June 25, 2009 More Zimbabwe stories US drone strike kills 60 in Pakistan Pir Zubair Shah and Salman Masood New York Times June 23, 2009 One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, UN says BBC News June 19, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
The Iranian opposition leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, appeared publicly for the first time in more than two days on Monday. Photo: Behrouz Mehri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Khamenei calls for inquiry as demonstrators protest Iranian election results Robert F. Worth and Nazila Fathi New York Times June 13, 2009 G8's promise to Africa is likely to be broken--pledge to double aid by 2010 far behind schedule Kathryn Hopkins The Guardian June 11, 2009 See more development assistance stories WHO warns swine flu is unstoppable BBC News July 3, 2009 WHO declares swine flu pandemic BBC News June 11, 2009
Above, a hand-painted anticorruption sign in Lusaka, Zambia. Agencies investigating wrongdoing by powerful politicians have been undermined or disbanded and their leaders have been dismissed, threatened with death and driven into exile. Photo: Mariella Furrer/New York Times Battle to halt corruption in Africa ebbs Celia W. Dugger New York Times June 9, 2009 More harmful economic system stories High food prices force Kenyan slum dwellers to go hungry IRIN May 27, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories More harmful economic system stories Taliban stir rising anger of Pakistanis Sabrina Tavernis New York Times June 4, 2009 More Pakistan stories
A boy stands in parched corn field near Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo: Associated Press Global warming causes 300,000 deaths a year, study says John Vidal The Guardian May 29, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people
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