United States

Military says law barring US assistance to human rights violators hurts training mission

by Eric Schmitt New York Times June 20, 2013

WASHINGTON — A 16-year-old law that bars American aid to foreign security forces that violate human rights is drawing unusual fire from some top military commanders who say it undermines their ability to train the troops to fight militants and drug...

New Mexico has the highest rates of childhood hunger, study says

by Cindy Carmcamo Chicago Tribune June 11, 2013

TUCSON -- Children in the Southwest are especially vulnerable to hunger, according to a new study ranking New Mexico as having the highest rates of childhood hunger in the nation....

In California’s rich San Joaquin valley, Latinos stuck in poverty

by Gosia Wozniacka Associated Press June 10, 2013

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Entitlement changes would put nearly half of elderly population at financial risk, report says

by Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post June 5, 2013

Nearly half of the nation’s elderly population is economically vulnerable and would be particularly hard hit by even modest changes in the Social Security and Medicare programs being considered to slow the growth of the nation’s long-term debt, a...

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  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.