“Emergency food has become very useful indeed, and to a very large assortment of people and institutions. The United States Department of Agriculture uses it to reduce the accumulation of embarrassing agricultural surpluses. Business uses it to dispose of nonstandard… — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
“Emergency food has become very useful indeed, and to a very large assortment of people and institutions. The United States Department of Agriculture uses… — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
Charity erodes the cultural prerequisites for a vigorous democracy. — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
“We believe that only government has the capacity--not to mention the political and moral responsibility--to promote the general welfare. Father Kramer as quoted in… — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
Charity is one of those remarkable words that helps to identify the fault lines of a culture. — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
By defining the problem as 'hunger', the emergency food system is helping to direct our attention away from the more fundamental problem of poverty,… — Janet Poppendieck Copy Share Image
