Feed the World: How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Food Aid Donor—And Why That Might Not be Such a Great Thing

This episode, we talk to Barry Riley, author of The Political History of American Food Aid: An Uneasy Benevolence, in order to understand why the U.S. overcame its initial reluctance to feeding the hungry overseas, and explore the impact of its more recent career as the world's largest food aid donor. After decades working in food aid, his new book, The Political History of Food Aid: An Uneasy Benevolence, is a fascinating, if wonky, look at the untold stories and Congressional horse-trading behind America's history as a food aid donor.