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As federal lawmakers debate the 2023 Farm Bill, a local organization helps ease food insecurity

Authored on: Nov 09, 2020 Featured Program In 1900, Iowa was the tenth largest state in the country. A hundred years later, it was the thirtieth largest and had experienced the biggest decline in its population rank of any state. Today, Iowa is at a crossroads. Its population is more urban, less white, and more environmentally challenged than its longtime reputation suggests. In a new book, Green, Fair, and Prosperous: Paths to a Sustainable Iowa, Charles Connerly provides a thoroughly researched history lesson on how we got here and suggests decisions to make going forward. â€...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. senate democrats reached a compromise on health care reform. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight: will the public insurance option be a casualty of that deal? >> lehrer: we assess the agreement and look at the political battles ahead. >> ifill: then, what's at stake for the u.s. and the world at the climate talks in copenhagen. judy woodruff reports. >> lehrer: alleged terrorist david coleman headley was arraigned in federal court in chicago. we'll go to sebastian rotella o...