What do you assume about small farms? In the last few months, I’ve been focusing on two large writing projects. One is a piece which will soon come out in a well-known publication and the other is a paper I’ll be presenting at the Marx in the Anthropocene conference. During this time, I revisited the…
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Industrial animal farming: makes no difference
There’s lots of ink spilled bemoaning the existence and practices of industrial animal agribusiness. From animal welfare, ludicrously damaging environmental impact, loss of biodiversity, and Victorian labour practices, vegans and nonvegans align in righteous indignation of an industry the scale of which is nearly unimaginable. But why do vegans spend any time on this discussion?…