Jan Dutkiewicz
@jandutkiewicz.bsky.social
Asst Prof of PoliSci at the Pratt Institute
Contributing Editor at The New Republic
Contributing Writer at Vox
Feed the People! (w/ Gabriel Rosenberg) 02/17/2026 from Basic Books
A book on the political economy of meat in the works
www.jandutkiewicz.com
Contributing Editor at The New Republic
Contributing Writer at Vox
Feed the People! (w/ Gabriel Rosenberg) 02/17/2026 from Basic Books
A book on the political economy of meat in the works
www.jandutkiewicz.com
Reposted by Jan Dutkiewicz
We interviewed @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social and @gnrosenberg.bsky.social about "Feed the People"!
Tune in THIS FRIDAY for our full episode. Preorder their book before Feb 17 at basicbooks.com with code "feed20" for 20% off!
A must-listen that dismantles myths about agriculture and food systems.
Tune in THIS FRIDAY for our full episode. Preorder their book before Feb 17 at basicbooks.com with code "feed20" for 20% off!
A must-listen that dismantles myths about agriculture and food systems.
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
We interviewed @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social and @gnrosenberg.bsky.social about "Feed the People"!
Tune in THIS FRIDAY for our full episode. Preorder their book before Feb 17 at basicbooks.com with code "feed20" for 20% off!
A must-listen that dismantles myths about agriculture and food systems.
Tune in THIS FRIDAY for our full episode. Preorder their book before Feb 17 at basicbooks.com with code "feed20" for 20% off!
A must-listen that dismantles myths about agriculture and food systems.
Reposted by Jan Dutkiewicz
The only downside of having already canceled my WaPo subscription a while back is that I can't do it now.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The only downside of having already canceled my WaPo subscription a while back is that I can't do it now.
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1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
Correspondence with Noam Chomsky
This is supporting material for the article See No Evil.
www.monbiot.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
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Amidst the noisy food fight south of the border, Canada’s Food Guide remains refreshingly transparent and scientifically sound. So pass the peas and hold the propaganda.
My latest for @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My latest for @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Amid U.S. food wars, Canada’s guide stays true to science and sustainability
Amidst the noisy food fight south of the border, Canada’s Food Guide remains refreshingly transparent and scientifically sound. So pass the peas and hold the propaganda.
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Amidst the noisy food fight south of the border, Canada’s Food Guide remains refreshingly transparent and scientifically sound. So pass the peas and hold the propaganda.
My latest for @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My latest for @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Two weeks until Feed the People! is published.
The book took us across the USA to study policy, technology, and labor organizing, but also to eat food, some good and some outright hostile.
Thank you for the kind words, Kelly Alexander.
20% off at basicbooks.com with code FEED20 until Feb. 17.
The book took us across the USA to study policy, technology, and labor organizing, but also to eat food, some good and some outright hostile.
Thank you for the kind words, Kelly Alexander.
20% off at basicbooks.com with code FEED20 until Feb. 17.
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Two weeks until Feed the People! is published.
The book took us across the USA to study policy, technology, and labor organizing, but also to eat food, some good and some outright hostile.
Thank you for the kind words, Kelly Alexander.
20% off at basicbooks.com with code FEED20 until Feb. 17.
The book took us across the USA to study policy, technology, and labor organizing, but also to eat food, some good and some outright hostile.
Thank you for the kind words, Kelly Alexander.
20% off at basicbooks.com with code FEED20 until Feb. 17.
So apparently they did a meta-study to prove that the most-shared bro-meme is actually correct.
"Exercise is an effective treatment for depression ... particularly when intense."
www.bmj.com/content/384/...
"Exercise is an effective treatment for depression ... particularly when intense."
www.bmj.com/content/384/...
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
So apparently they did a meta-study to prove that the most-shared bro-meme is actually correct.
"Exercise is an effective treatment for depression ... particularly when intense."
www.bmj.com/content/384/...
"Exercise is an effective treatment for depression ... particularly when intense."
www.bmj.com/content/384/...
the banality of evil
Tyson Foods beats quarterly profit estimates on chicken demand reut.rs/3NRhlwK
Tyson Foods beats quarterly profit estimates on chicken demand
U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday, as increased demand for its chicken products overshadowed hefty losses in its beef business.
reut.rs
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
the banality of evil
The other thing that really grinds my gears about the anti-"ultra-processed" crowd is the assertion that the profit motive somehow taints UPFs as a category, but not other foods. You don't think the profit motive is behind the factory farms that churn out billions of "unprocessed" chickens?
The ultraprocessed food conversation has well and truly jumped the shark. Now its proponents are opposing fortification, urging us to ignore the nutritional properties of foods, & conflating the extent and purpose of processing. Put this schema out of its misery already.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Misleading narrative of “healthy” ultraprocessed foods
A focus on “healthy” ultraprocessed foods is overstating benefits, legitimising industry narratives, and obscuring the priority of reducing overall consumption, argue Leandro Rezende and colleagues
...
www.bmj.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The other thing that really grinds my gears about the anti-"ultra-processed" crowd is the assertion that the profit motive somehow taints UPFs as a category, but not other foods. You don't think the profit motive is behind the factory farms that churn out billions of "unprocessed" chickens?
The ultraprocessed food conversation has well and truly jumped the shark. Now its proponents are opposing fortification, urging us to ignore the nutritional properties of foods, & conflating the extent and purpose of processing. Put this schema out of its misery already.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Misleading narrative of “healthy” ultraprocessed foods
A focus on “healthy” ultraprocessed foods is overstating benefits, legitimising industry narratives, and obscuring the priority of reducing overall consumption, argue Leandro Rezende and colleagues
...
www.bmj.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The ultraprocessed food conversation has well and truly jumped the shark. Now its proponents are opposing fortification, urging us to ignore the nutritional properties of foods, & conflating the extent and purpose of processing. Put this schema out of its misery already.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Another semester of classes begins at the one and only Pratt institute, and as is tradition we celebrate with a track from some native sons of these five boros.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSo...
Loose Talk
YouTube video by Show Me the Body - Topic
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January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Another semester of classes begins at the one and only Pratt institute, and as is tradition we celebrate with a track from some native sons of these five boros.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSo...
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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the level of absolutely bonkers disinfo around food reaching millions of people is absolutely galling. netflix pushing straight up nonsense. otherwise progressive and smart people amplifying it.
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
the level of absolutely bonkers disinfo around food reaching millions of people is absolutely galling. netflix pushing straight up nonsense. otherwise progressive and smart people amplifying it.
Three weeks until Feed the People! is published. Grateful for the kind words about the book from Pulitzer and James Beard winner Marcia Chatelain.
Get 20% off your copy at basicbooks.com with code FEED20.
Get 20% off your copy at basicbooks.com with code FEED20.
January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Three weeks until Feed the People! is published. Grateful for the kind words about the book from Pulitzer and James Beard winner Marcia Chatelain.
Get 20% off your copy at basicbooks.com with code FEED20.
Get 20% off your copy at basicbooks.com with code FEED20.
unsung masterpiece
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFr...
Thorn in the Lion's Paw
YouTube video by Sumac - Topic
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January 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
unsung masterpiece
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFr...
This is a good new article on support for the development of new technology (in this case alt protein) as a social movement strategy. This article deftly cuts through the frequent schematic bifurcation made between activism and tech. Worth reading.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of social movements in new technology development: the case of the animal protection movement’s support of alternative proteins - Agriculture and Human Values
Social movements often embrace technological solutions to problems. Their role in technology development and adoption may be especially important in a technology’s early stages, when public or governm...
link.springer.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This is a good new article on support for the development of new technology (in this case alt protein) as a social movement strategy. This article deftly cuts through the frequent schematic bifurcation made between activism and tech. Worth reading.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"When asked for comment, a spokesperson for xAI, the owner of Grokipedia, said: 'Legacy media lies.'"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"When asked for comment, a spokesperson for xAI, the owner of Grokipedia, said: 'Legacy media lies.'"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Hear me out: The admin makes a non-profit delivery app. Cut out the TNCs, keep the delivery work. Would this mean making them all city employees? Likely unfeasible. Keep them as independent contractors with the app, but remove the gouging and tip theft.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_hS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_hS...
FULL PRESSER: NYC Mayor Mamdani Targets Predatory Delivery Apps With Lawsuits, Warnings | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Hear me out: The admin makes a non-profit delivery app. Cut out the TNCs, keep the delivery work. Would this mean making them all city employees? Likely unfeasible. Keep them as independent contractors with the app, but remove the gouging and tip theft.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_hS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_hS...
Very interesting to see the stranded assets convo from the green energy transition lit brought to agriculture and the potential phase-down of animal ag. Turns out that not only is animal ag super inefficient, but also amazingly asset heavy (78% of all EU ag assets).
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Stranded assets in European agriculture during food system transformations - Nature Food
Stranded assets could pose a challenge to food system transformation. Estimates of the stranded agricultural assets that may arise from a shift to plant-based diets in the European Union and UK unders...
www.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Very interesting to see the stranded assets convo from the green energy transition lit brought to agriculture and the potential phase-down of animal ag. Turns out that not only is animal ag super inefficient, but also amazingly asset heavy (78% of all EU ag assets).
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Industrial food can be good, as can the simple pleasures of Waffle House.
Looking forward to this one by @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. Some parallels to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's recent book, I think.
Looking forward to this one by @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. Some parallels to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's recent book, I think.
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Industrial food can be good, as can the simple pleasures of Waffle House.
Looking forward to this one by @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. Some parallels to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's recent book, I think.
Looking forward to this one by @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. Some parallels to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's recent book, I think.
Not really a food poster, but this baguette with Beyond steak tips and a vegan au jus modeled on the one from Saus in Somerville is the industrial food system at its best.
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Not really a food poster, but this baguette with Beyond steak tips and a vegan au jus modeled on the one from Saus in Somerville is the industrial food system at its best.
This by @mikegrunwald.bsky.social is quite good. Factory farms, like many of the worst parts of our food system, are under-regulated. Ending this agricultural exceptionalism would increase the cost for factory farming and increasing the cost of meat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Opinion | This Is Why Our Rivers Are Turning Into Sewers
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This by @mikegrunwald.bsky.social is quite good. Factory farms, like many of the worst parts of our food system, are under-regulated. Ending this agricultural exceptionalism would increase the cost for factory farming and increasing the cost of meat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
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Read the introduction to *Feed the People!: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How To Make It Even Better,* my new book with @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social that is out with @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social next month.
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
The Food System Paradox
Introducing Feed the People!: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How To Make It Even Better
bearistotle.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Read the introduction to *Feed the People!: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How To Make It Even Better,* my new book with @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social that is out with @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social next month.
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
The full Introduction of Feed the People! is now available for free on @gnrosenberg.bsky.social's Substack. Have a read. I hope it whets your appetite for the rest of the book.
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
The Food System Paradox
Introducing Feed the People!: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How To Make It Even Better
bearistotle.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The full Introduction of Feed the People! is now available for free on @gnrosenberg.bsky.social's Substack. Have a read. I hope it whets your appetite for the rest of the book.
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
bearistotle.substack.com/p/the-food-s...
Got my author copies of Feed the People!
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Got my author copies of Feed the People!
best song by the best band on the best show on the best radio station
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhw...
Agriculture - Bodhidharma (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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January 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM
best song by the best band on the best show on the best radio station
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhw...