In an interview with WHY Speaks, Jac Smit, president of The Urban Agriculture Network, describes the food crisis in Iraq and his plan for how the world can restructure the damaged food system there.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has reviewed Sen. Charles Grassley's (R-IA), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, document describing his proposal for TANF reauthorization legislation. The Center calls Grassley's mark "a modest improvement on the controversial TANF reauthorization legislation."

The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to consider amendments to the proposal and decide whether to send it to the full Senate for consideration — on September 10, 2003. Taken as a whole, said the Center, the Grassley proposal raises a number of issues and concerns, and would need to be changed in several significant ways to be workable for families and states.

City Harvest, a New York City-based food rescue organization, has listed the big apple's most generous restaurants -- ones that donate their leftovers to help City Harvest deliver an average of 45,000 pounds of food daily.

Before making reservations, New Yorkers should check this list.

Between September 10-14, Cancun is set to host the Fifth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference. In a detailed story from its Sept. 22 issue, The Nation examines the widening gap between the wealthy and the impoverished at this favorite spring break destination, where the average salary is approximately $3.75 per day.