Raj Patel
@rajpatel.org
Research Prof at U Texas,, author of "Stuffed and Starved", co-director of "The Ants & The Grasshopper" http://antsandgrasshopper.org, co-author "Inflamed", out now!
These Haitian meatpacking workers may be deported. They voted to strike against JBS anyway. Excellent Mother Jones x Food and Environment Reporting Network collab thefern.org/2026/02/thes...
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
These Haitian meatpacking workers may be deported. They voted to strike against JBS anyway. Excellent Mother Jones x Food and Environment Reporting Network collab thefern.org/2026/02/thes...
In Sri Lanka, The Microfinance Bill pushed by the Asian Development Bank has a 2nd reading in Parliament on Feb 12. It threatens the progress won against microfinanciers by peasant community credit systems. Amali Wedagedara explains at ProgIntl
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Undermining the Commons: The Regulatory Assault on Community Credit
Sri Lanka's proposed microfinance regulation threatens to dismantle community-controlled credit systems that serve as a vital lifeline for peasants, fishers, and low-income women.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
In Sri Lanka, The Microfinance Bill pushed by the Asian Development Bank has a 2nd reading in Parliament on Feb 12. It threatens the progress won against microfinanciers by peasant community credit systems. Amali Wedagedara explains at ProgIntl
progressive.international/wire/2026-02...
progressive.international/wire/2026-02...
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Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block all oil to Cuba.
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block all oil to Cuba.
Even without robust data for v small farms, a recent Nature Food article finds "very-small-scale (≤2 ha) and small-scale (>2–20 ha) farmers make a considerable contribution to national food consumption across all studied countries" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 31, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Even without robust data for v small farms, a recent Nature Food article finds "very-small-scale (≤2 ha) and small-scale (>2–20 ha) farmers make a considerable contribution to national food consumption across all studied countries" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Farm Action's Angela Huffman looks behind the duel at the top of the land-ownership charts to ask what land concentration means for farming. But, just fyi, the US' largest landowner is no longer Bill Gates, it's Stan Kroenke. angelasuehuffman.substack.com/p/forget-bil...
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Farm Action's Angela Huffman looks behind the duel at the top of the land-ownership charts to ask what land concentration means for farming. But, just fyi, the US' largest landowner is no longer Bill Gates, it's Stan Kroenke. angelasuehuffman.substack.com/p/forget-bil...
Oops, they may or may not have done it again. ADM settle fraud allegations without admitting liability. But if you've not seen The Informant!, it's a terrific primer on agribusiness chicanery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inf...!
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Oops, they may or may not have done it again. ADM settle fraud allegations without admitting liability. But if you've not seen The Informant!, it's a terrific primer on agribusiness chicanery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inf...!
Correction: yesterday, I shared some info about SNAP and sent y'all to the wrong link to the get the full report from NIQ / FoodHealth.co - here it is, properly www.foodhealth.co/healthofamer...
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Correction: yesterday, I shared some info about SNAP and sent y'all to the wrong link to the get the full report from NIQ / FoodHealth.co - here it is, properly www.foodhealth.co/healthofamer...
Subisidizing Big Food is a centuries-long habit that I'm keen for governments to kick. But sanctioning and policing the food of working class people to do it is pure class prejudice. More proof via Errol Schweizer and NIQ: 954ef859-12e3-4f54-beaa-1a7f0a6f0e39.usrfiles.com/ugd/954ef8_c...
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Subisidizing Big Food is a centuries-long habit that I'm keen for governments to kick. But sanctioning and policing the food of working class people to do it is pure class prejudice. More proof via Errol Schweizer and NIQ: 954ef859-12e3-4f54-beaa-1a7f0a6f0e39.usrfiles.com/ugd/954ef8_c...
"To those hands of za’atar / and darkened stone, / I voice this cry: / To Ahmad / Forgotten and alone." A wonderful exploration of the politics of Za'atar portside.org/2026-01-26/z... and here's Darwish's poem in full www.poemhunter.com/poem/ahmad-a...
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"To those hands of za’atar / and darkened stone, / I voice this cry: / To Ahmad / Forgotten and alone." A wonderful exploration of the politics of Za'atar portside.org/2026-01-26/z... and here's Darwish's poem in full www.poemhunter.com/poem/ahmad-a...
From fields to food waste recovery, inside and outside the home, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa Mares' "Will Work For Food" compasses the many fronts in which food chain workers fight. It's approachable, thorough and, for more, see foodchainworkers.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
From fields to food waste recovery, inside and outside the home, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa Mares' "Will Work For Food" compasses the many fronts in which food chain workers fight. It's approachable, thorough and, for more, see foodchainworkers.org
Rae Gomes' brilliant history of NYC Black co-op organising is one of many treasures in The Land, Food and Freedom journal. The physical copies are beautiful - and available on sliding scale pricing... www.landfoodfreedom.com/post/when-we...
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Rae Gomes' brilliant history of NYC Black co-op organising is one of many treasures in The Land, Food and Freedom journal. The physical copies are beautiful - and available on sliding scale pricing... www.landfoodfreedom.com/post/when-we...
Michael Grunwald's reliance on pesticide industry talking points gets the debunking it deserves from the Johns Hopkins A-list: Sara Lupolt, Patti Truant Anderson, Keeve Nachman, and Tom Philpott clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/n...
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Michael Grunwald's reliance on pesticide industry talking points gets the debunking it deserves from the Johns Hopkins A-list: Sara Lupolt, Patti Truant Anderson, Keeve Nachman, and Tom Philpott clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/n...
47,900,000 Americans, including one in five children, were food insecure in 2024. That was before restrictions to SNAP and higher food prices. The Trump administration has since ceased publication of these reports. Read the final one, by the dedicated USDA ERS team, here ers.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
47,900,000 Americans, including one in five children, were food insecure in 2024. That was before restrictions to SNAP and higher food prices. The Trump administration has since ceased publication of these reports. Read the final one, by the dedicated USDA ERS team, here ers.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
Clara Mattei does it all and if you're anywhere near Tulsa, Free - the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation - is always worth attending. Here's some of the conversation Clara and I had there about the food system www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbU... www.freefreeforum.org
Hunger Is the Point: The Capitalist Food System Explained | Raj Patel
We grow enough food to feed everyone, yet hunger keeps rising. Raj Patel explains how the capitalist food system produces “cheap food”, making hunger predictable, and profitable.
In this…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Clara Mattei does it all and if you're anywhere near Tulsa, Free - the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation - is always worth attending. Here's some of the conversation Clara and I had there about the food system www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbU... www.freefreeforum.org
Fascinating insight from US corn economics: the most profitable farmers spend the *least* on fertilizer. blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/04/are-...
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Fascinating insight from US corn economics: the most profitable farmers spend the *least* on fertilizer. blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/04/are-...
Public grocery stores are on the way in New York. How might they work in Canada? www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Public grocery stores are on the way in New York. How might they work in Canada? www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Merrill Goozner shares how RFK Jr's new US dietary recommendations, skewed towards the dairy and meat industry, derive from the best science money can buy. gooznews.substack.com/p/advisors-t...
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Merrill Goozner shares how RFK Jr's new US dietary recommendations, skewed towards the dairy and meat industry, derive from the best science money can buy. gooznews.substack.com/p/advisors-t...
It's an incredible effort of imagination to see how much better the world might be with less crap in it. The Anthropause, out today, is Stan Cox's wonderous hymn to the joys of less stuff and more connection. Read it! bookshop.org/p/books/anth...
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It's an incredible effort of imagination to see how much better the world might be with less crap in it. The Anthropause, out today, is Stan Cox's wonderous hymn to the joys of less stuff and more connection. Read it! bookshop.org/p/books/anth...
January 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Curious about why the Indian government might arrest an activist over the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty? Bloomberg News' site says the quiet part with graphics: Adani Enterprises and Coal India's stock price accompany the story. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Curious about why the Indian government might arrest an activist over the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty? Bloomberg News' site says the quiet part with graphics: Adani Enterprises and Coal India's stock price accompany the story. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Shyam Benegal's wonderful Satyajit Ray documentary was funded by the Indian Ministry of Information. Copyright law and public media being what they are, you can now watch it for free at the Internet Archive archive.org/details/dli....
Satyajit Ray : Ministry of Information, Films Division : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
From the Government of India, Ministry of Information, Films Division.A biographical film is on Satyajit Ray, one of India's most significant film makers, who...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Shyam Benegal's wonderful Satyajit Ray documentary was funded by the Indian Ministry of Information. Copyright law and public media being what they are, you can now watch it for free at the Internet Archive archive.org/details/dli....
The current US administration makes it easy to forget that Europe has been in the imperialism business for longer. The Funambulist's latest issue - Follow the Money - has the receipts. thefunambulist.net
January 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The current US administration makes it easy to forget that Europe has been in the imperialism business for longer. The Funambulist's latest issue - Follow the Money - has the receipts. thefunambulist.net
The last Guardian article by the great Nina Lakhani is a beautiful survery of her six years' environmental justice reporting. It's a beautiful valediction, and a reason to follow her new work at drilled.media www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani
I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fight
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January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The last Guardian article by the great Nina Lakhani is a beautiful survery of her six years' environmental justice reporting. It's a beautiful valediction, and a reason to follow her new work at drilled.media www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
Jailed Palestine Action activist ends 60-day hunger strike as health fails
Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
“In this moment of clear, acute, and mounting violence against the people of Venezuela, silence is complicity.”
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the @progintl.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela.
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🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the @progintl.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela.
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“A criminal act of imperial aggression.”
Statement from the Cabinet on the US invasion of Venezuela.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
“In this moment of clear, acute, and mounting violence against the people of Venezuela, silence is complicity.”
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the @progintl.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela.
progressive.international/wire/2026-01...
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the @progintl.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela.
progressive.international/wire/2026-01...