BallparkBoy

Hello Nathan! Subscriber here.

I was wondering if the magazine has any plans to cover animal agriculture and it’s relationship to capital/climate change?

Animal agriculture is inextricably linked, and probably actually the inception of capital. The word capital, of course, comes from describing wealth in terms of “heads” (capita) of cattle.

Today, it is likely the number one driver of human caused climate change by industry. Slaughterhouse and other industry workers are incredibly exploited. And, of course, it is absolute hell on earth for the over 70 billion land animals that are bred to be slaughtered each year.

The industry is also one of the most heavily federally subsidized. Perhaps, though, the tides seem to be turning with the rise of plant-based foods over the last few years.

Would love to hear your thoughts, and the thoughts of other Current Affairs writers.

Thank you for all your work!

Thanks for the reply, and fair enough!

I would recommend Aph Ko for a contemporary perspective. She is a "decolonial theorist," author, and founder of things like Black Vegans Rock

For a more historical perspective, Dr. Will Tuttle is one of the O.G. vegans. His book "The World Peace Diet" is for me, after various Chomsky books, the most important non-fiction I've read.