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Black Farmers' Voices: How the Past Influences Food Insecurity Today

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Discrimination, diminishing number of Black farmers leads to persistence of food insecurity in America.

George Hall bends down to tend to his turnips in Greene County, Alabama.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

Student Voices Call for Culturally Appropriate Food in Schools

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Agri-Pulse Communications
Roger Thurow

Food available in federal assistance programs is not acceptable to various communities with specific religious, cultural, or physical requirements.

An empty college cafeteria is pictured.
Cataya
Food and Agriculture

US Concern about COVID-19 Decreasing, but Partisan Divides Persist

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

a person wears a mask on their wrist
Reuters
Public Opinion

Incorporating Dietary Needs and Cultural Requirements into Food Assistance Programs

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Global Food for Thought by Natalie Burdsall

Fundamental issues in food assistance programs exclude the disability community and people requiring culturally relevant foods.

A group of people prepares food for a food assistance program. Food and Agriculture

Putin's NATO Bungle

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Russia’s actions have only cemented American support for NATO," writes Council President Ivo Daalder in POLITICO.

Vladimir Putin sits at a desk and looks up from a folio with raised eyebrows, red flag behind him.
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy

How Do Americans Feel about a Third Party?

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The Hill
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz breaks down recent public opinion polling.

Andrew Yang speaks in front of an American flag
Gage Skidmore
Public Opinion

Remembering Queen Elizabeth's 1959 Chicago Visit

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Global Insight by Iain Whitaker

As the world mourns Queen Elizabeth II, the Council looks back on her 1959 Chicago visit and dynamic place in history.

black and white shot of queen elizabeth II at a podium in 1959 in Chicago
Paul Popper via Getty Images
Global Politics

Biden Says Trump Is Threat to American Democracy

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VOA
Cécile Shea

"I think that President Biden, in a way, is mirroring what he senses is a changing attitude in a part of our society," said Cécile Shea.

President Biden speaks in Philadelphia on September 1, 2022.
Reuters
Global Politics

The Hidden Hungry: Men in Poverty

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Men often fall outside of gendered stereotypes of food assistance programs, failing to reflect nuanced experiences of hunger in the United States.

A variety of fruit is pictured at a grocery store.
Jakub Kapusnak
Food and Agriculture

America Sends Fifth Delegation to Taiwan

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Al Hurra
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea joins Al Hurra to discuss America sending its fifth delegation to Taiwan and what it means for global politics.

Cécile Shea in an interview on Al Hurra on August 30, 2022. Global Politics