Category Archives: Hunger

Just-So Stories and the ‘Evolutionary Biology Diet’

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Amanda Marcotte and Rebecca Watson pointed me towards this absurd article “Why women need fat.” In fairness, I don’t dispute the idea that the recent advent of a diet full of processed sugars hasn’t been good for us, or that … Continue reading →

Posted in Evo Psych, Evolution, Genetics, Hunger, Obesity | 1 Comment

Rush Limbaugh’s Factiness About School Meals

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

I know, I know: ‘Rush ‘Big Pharma’ Limbaugh opens mouth and stupid, counterfactual shit falls out’ is hardly news, but still the ‘factiness’ that Limbaugh displays about school nutrition programs is still disgusting, even by his standards (boldface mine): Limbaugh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Hunger

The Hungry Muppet: Our National Shame

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

(Reuters/Sesame Workshop; from here) No nation with a shred of decency would allow so many of its children to live in poverty such that this story could be anything other than parody (it’s not): A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Human Decency, Food, Hunger

Goverment Jobs Are Bad, But Government-Subsidized Jobs Are Normal?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

The service industries’ profits are subsidized by the food stamp program, along with other social services such as Medicaid and SCHIP.
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Posted in Economics, Hunger, Jobs | 3 Comments

Hunger in the Classroom: I Blame the Corrupt Union Thugs (or Not)

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Sadly, I’m not talking about the desire to learn. Hunger is far too common in the U.S. classroom.
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Posted in Education, Hunger | 7 Comments

When Republican Ideology Collides with Reality: The Abortion Edition

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Two congresswomen’s thoughts on Planned Parenthood.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Blastocyst Liberation, Civil Liberties, Hunger | 3 Comments

Profiting from Hunger: The JPMorgan Edition

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Isn’t rent extraction from the needy grand?
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Posted in Bidness, Hunger | 3 Comments

If You Have Cause to Be Thankful Today, Help Those Who Do Not

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Since everything is closed today, take a couple of minutes to send some help to your local foodbank.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Hunger | 1 Comment

Newt Gingrich, Food Stamps, and Flat Earth Economics

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

Money has velocity, and Gingrich claims to not understand that.
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Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Food, Hunger | 7 Comments

Hunger and the Ethical Failure of Our Elites

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

“She doesn’t have enough food, and it affects her brain. She can only say ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy.’ She can’t even tell me when she’s hungry.”
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Ethics, Hunger | 9 Comments