Hunger Is On the Rise--U.N. via LA Times

Tweet When I read articles like the one below, I'm always reminded of the alternative economic system to capitalism--socialism. At base, socialism is the idea that the human race is capable of sharing its resources more equally. Smart people like Albert Einstein and Helen Keller agreed with this idea. Why have we allowed the idea of socialism to be trashed by the elite, who have every reason in the world ($$$$ trillions of them) to make sure we never take up this idea seriously. Linda

"UNITED NATIONS — About 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition, and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, a "terrible indictment of the world in 2007," the head of the U.N. food agency said.

"James Morris called for students and young people, faith-based groups, the business community and governments to join forces in a global movement to alleviate and eliminate hunger — especially among children.

"Morris, former president of the Lilly Endowment, one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States, is stepping down as executive director of the Rome-based World Food Program in April after five years of leading the world's largest humanitarian organization.

"He said the percentage of people who are hungry has decreased from a fifth of the world's population to a sixth, but the number of hungry people is growing by about 5 million a year because of the rising population.

"'Today 850 million people are hungry and malnourished. Over half of them are children; 18,000 children die every single day because of hunger and malnutrition," Morris said. "This is a shameful fact, a terrible indictment of the world in 2007, and it's an issue that needs to be solved."

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