January 23, 2012 by Raj

Harpers Index Jan 2012 % of Ch…

Harpers Index Jan 2012 % of Chinese and Americans respectively who struggle to pay for food in 2008: 16, 9. In 2011: 6, 19 #findingnorth

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org 2 weeks

“Farm to fork” smuggles a faulty metaphor, a journey from seed to harvest. For many, the food systems means having to stay very firmly in place. The idea of 'food circuits' helps make that clearer. New writing with Seth Holmes in SciencePolitics sciencepolitics.org/2026/08/19/f...

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org 4 weeks

The death toll of H5N1 in Australia looks catastrophic. One in five birds and mammals are vulnerable, and some species will suffer apocalyptic population loss. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... www.theage.com.au/environment/...

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org 4 weeks

The victory against Walmart in Mississauga deserves far more play than it's getting in the media. Benjamin Y. Fong explains why, in this excellent piece in Phenomenal World. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/wal...

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org 4 weeks

Cristina Rivera Garza is an incredible talent. I'm very excited to read her recently translated Autobiography of Cotton, covered here by Tony Wood. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

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A recent attack on Marion Nestle starts to make sense if you're far less kind to the Make America Healthy Again movement than Marion has been. newsletter.rajpatel.org/p/marion-and...

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