Our Hunger

More Americans are hungry now than at any time since the Great Depression. 

Let that sink in. 

The uptick is yet another awful consequence of the covid outbreak. Watch the evening newscasts recently and you've probably seen lines of vehicles snaked around stadium parking lots-turned-food distribution points. Maybe you've volunteered at one of those sites. Maybe you've waited in those lines yourself.

By nearly any metric, hunger in America is at crisis level. Food banks are stretched. Children who would normally get free or reduced priced meals at school aren't in school. Congress is gridlocked.

There's no shortage of food in America. Food producers churn out plenty. Getting it to people when and where they need it and at an affordable price remains the challenge.

This week Major examines food insecurity in America. What are its causes? What's being done to combat the crisis? How can government help?

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