There have been numerous exposés of the conditions in factory farms, where livestock are crammed together by the hundreds of thousands. But anthropologist Alex Blanchette argues that animal agribusiness, rather than being a sordid, exceptional case, has represented the cutting edge of capitalist industry for more than one hundred years. He discusses the exploitation of … Continued


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How racism got built into our cities

0:08 Mitchell Schwarzer is Professor of Architectural and Urban History at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. His new book is Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption.  1:08 Gene Slater has spent four decades advising public agencies on affordable housing; his new book is Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to … Continued