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‘Corporations are the problem, not the solution!’ – UN special rapporteur on growing global hunger

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri. He explains why global hunger is the result of political decisions, not food scarcity. He also discusses the humanitarian catastrophe and famine in Yemen … Read More >‘Corporations are the problem, not the solution!’ – UN special rapporteur on growing global hunger

Shows

Pentagon’s secret civilian casualty files exposed

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the Pentagon’s newly exposed Secret Civilian Casualty Files, an archive of hidden drone strikes that reveal systemic failure and widespread lack of accountability in civilian killings in the Middle East. They also discuss the fentanyl crisis and the role of boomers in the labor shortage. Dr. Richard Williams talks about fixing food and nutrition in the US. … Read More >Pentagon’s secret civilian casualty files exposed

World

Province allows grocers to ban unvaccinated food shoppers

Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021By Editor

Grocery stores in Canada’s New Brunswick province are now allowed to lay down the law with shoppers who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19: No jab, no food. … Read More >Province allows grocers to ban unvaccinated food shoppers

Business

Brits look to kitchen waste to power jets

Posted on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021By Editor

British Airways has struck a deal with a UK refinery for aircraft fuel made from used cooking oils to help power the carrier’s flights by early 2022. … Read More >Brits look to kitchen waste to power jets

Business

Food prices about to soar

Posted on November 26, 2021November 26, 2021By Editor

A worldwide shortage of nitrogen fertilizer used to boost crop yields may affect next year’s food prices. … Read More >Food prices about to soar

Business

Russia sells more vodka, buys more tea & coffee – customs data

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

Exports of Russian vodka surged 5% in the nine months through September, while imports of coffee and tea saw a substantial year-on-year growth of 6.4% and 1,6% respectively, the Federal Customs Service reported on Thursday. … Read More >Russia sells more vodka, buys more tea & coffee – customs data

Business

UK food prices edge close to pandemic peak

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

British food price inflation hit a 14-month high in October amid supply chain issues, the latest report from UK consulting firm Kantar shows. … Read More >UK food prices edge close to pandemic peak

Asia & Pacific

China hits back at reports of widespread food shortages

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has insisted that vegetable and grain supplies are at normal levels amid reports of panic buying after people were told to ensure they had adequate food stocks at home. … Read More >China hits back at reports of widespread food shortages

USA

‘That’s what getting everybody vaccinated is all about’: Buttigieg admits US supply chain issues won’t end until pandemic does

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021By Editor

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg predicted on Sunday that supply chain issues plaguing multiple industries at the moment are going to continue as long as the coronavirus pandemic does. … Read More >‘That’s what getting everybody vaccinated is all about’: Buttigieg admits US supply chain issues won’t end until pandemic does

Journalism & Mass media

The US government is trying to starve Venezuelans

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021By Editor

Ben Norton explains how Washington is trying to starve civilians in Venezuela by imposing sanctions and trying to destroy the government’s CLAP food program. He also discusses the illegal US extradition/kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was trying to buy food and medicine. … Read More >The US government is trying to starve Venezuelans

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