Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Hungry in America, Aug. 18-25, 2003; pp. 17+.
"Food and hunger are a lens through which we see what America has become: a country indifferent to the basic needs of its citizens, one that forces millions of them to rely on private charity that is inadequate, inefficient and frequently unavailable." (NATION) This article discusses cuts to government- subsidized programs that provide food and meals to the poor of the nation.