Joel Berg

Hunger in New York City

Joel Berg, the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, explains how social programs managed to prevent widespread starvation during the great recession. The recession has prolonged and extended the need for social programs as it has enlarged the population of the homeless and poor. But according to Berg,  the good news that […]

Sandy Leaves Tens of Thousands Homeless

The World

Americans using food stamps more than ever before