Opinion: Western Food Imperialism is Starving the Rest of the World
Ella Thorold
The world produces more than enough food for everyone. The problem is that our food systems are rigged by the west, writes Ella Thorold.
Tag: famine
Analysis: Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
Matteo Tiratelli
The war in Ukraine and climate breakdown have been blamed for a wheat price surge that threatens mass starvation. The truth is that financial speculation and grain-hoarding are to blame, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland
Today the island of Ireland has a smaller population than it did 200 years ago. How did that happen, and what has it got to do with free market capitalism? Aaron Bastani explains how London politicians and Irish landlords exploited a crisis in the name of an ideology – in the process wrecking the lives […]
The Bastani Factor: What the British Really Did to India
From famine to deindustrialisation and paying for the world’s largest army, there were no advantages in being part of the British Empire. Aaron Bastani on what the British really did to India.
Falling Between the Gaps: Two-Tiered Humanitarian Aid System Leaves Non-Refugees Desperate
James Jeffrey
The response to the drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region is under severe strain due to the vagaries of domestic and international humanitarian aid processes that favour refugee drama over the nuances of internally displaced persons.