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Hunger

Food

“I Never Thought I’d Be Standing in One of Those Lines”: Stories From People Seeking Food Aid

The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus has led to enormous food insecurity across America—even in its richest cities.

Samantha Michaels Mother Jones Dec 2020 15min Permalink

History Science World

Can Planet Earth Feed 10 Billion People?

Humanity has 30 years to find out.

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Adapted from The Wizard and the Prophet

Charles C. Mann The Atlantic Jan 2018 25min Permalink

World

Venezuela, a Failing State

A journey through Venezuela, once the richest country in South America, but now collapsing under the weight of the world’s highest rates of inflation and violent crime.

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Previously: William Finnegan on the Longform Podcast.

William Finnegan New Yorker Nov 2016 40min Permalink

Best Article

In Rural Tennessee, a New Way to Help Hungry Children: A Bus Turned Bread Truck

Riding along on the Lunch Express.

Eli Saslow Washington Post Jul 2013 10min Permalink