Underreported: Rising Food Prices and Global Uprising




Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show show

Summary: <p>Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute and author of <em>World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse</em>, describes what’s driving the rise in food prices around the world – from the changing environment to population growth. Plus, find out how commodities prices are connected to the rising dissatisfaction in many developing countries.</p>