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Food fight: how international aid fails the poor
IN 2006, THE UNITED STATES provided 6 million tons of food aid to agencies such as CARE, Catholic Relief Services, World Vision and Save the...
Christian Century, 04/22/08 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
Winning the fight against hunger
2005 is a year of decision For 30 years, U.S. Lutherans have maintained a focus on hunger. We've helped make progress against world hunger. But...
Lutheran, The, 03/01/05 by Beckmann, David · More from publication -
Still hungry
Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America. Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America. By Loretta Schwartz-Noble. HarperCollins,...
Christian Century, 05/31/03 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
WELFARE REFORM : Don't forget the poor
In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a landmark welfare reform bill to fulfill his campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it." For decades,...
Commonweal, 06/14/02 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
Not a Band-Aid
FANNY MAKINA, a farmer in Malawi, is tilling her plot of land with a hoe and spade. Next she will plant crops of corn, peanuts, squash, beans and...
Christian Century, 08/01/01 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
DEBT RELIEF AT THE MILLENNIUM : This could be the start of something big
On October 2, I was seated at a table in the Cabinet Room in the West Wing of the White House. Across the table sat President Bill Clinton; at the...
Commonweal, 12/15/00 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
Jubilee begins with me
Can one person make a difference? Pat Pelham lives in Birmingham, Alabama. About four years ago, she felt called to help people in need. Her...
Sojourners, 07/01/00 by Beckmann, David · More from publication -
The year of Africa: getting congress's attention
Washington is devoting an unusual amount of attention to Africa this year, and this provides an opportunity to help reverse the trend toward more...
Christian Century, 07/01/98 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
Reforming the World Bank: a personal testimony
A minister who previously worked for the World Bank believes that the organization needs to be reformed, so that it can become more responsive to...
Christian Century, 04/16/97 by David Beckmann · More from publication -
Reforming welfare, ending hunger - welfare reform proposals - Politics '96: Critical issues - Cover Story
The proposed welfare reform bill will make more people in need of such programs, not less, and especially children. The bill is not good social...
Christian Century, 07/31/96 by David Beckmann · More from publication
