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Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
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Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry:
"A must-read for anyone that eats in the U.S. This book is incredibly well-researched and timely, explaining in everyday language how economic consolidation has put our communities, health, climate, and democracy in danger."
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Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry:
"Excellent book, especially after reading The Jungle. We have gotten worse since that classic, though perhaps not as gross as Sinclair revealed. All food eaters should read this so they know where they are getting their food. The author documents that"
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"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I absolutely could not wait to be done with this book. I only give it five stars because it’s necessary information provided in a succinct, incredibly readable manner. File under GRIM BUT HOPEFUL IF PEOPLE WILL ONLY READ IT, "
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"I heard the author on one of my favorite podcasts and immediately ordered this book from the library. Great concept for a book; well-written and researched. Easy to read despite some complicated, heavy topics. Passion, concern, and idealism shine thr"
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Aw thanks :) -- And I gotta ask, which chapter/baron did you find to be the most interesting?
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“The Reiter brothers built their fortune on water-intensive farming that can’t be sustained. But what elevated them to baron status was shifting production onto others and dodging responsibility for the havoc it causes. They are a pair of barons that only the twenty-first century could have created.”
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
“once you start looking, you can find concentrated industries everywhere in the American economy. In 2016, the Economist collected data on almost a thousand industries and found that market concentration increased in nearly two-thirds of them over a fifteen-year period.”
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
“One former Walmart Supercenter in Brownsville, Texas, became the center of a national debate when it was bought by a firm detaining migrant children.”
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
― Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
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