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The Biden administration can eliminate food insecurity in the United States – here's how

  • Written by Craig Gundersen, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageWill President Biden achieve something no other president has: an end to food insecurity?Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Biden administration faces many challenges, some of which may prove to be intractable. But in one key area affecting tens of millions of Americans, it is well-positioned to attain a truly monumental achievement – the near...

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