An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry--a shocking, in-depth report every American should read.
How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply.
Leonard's revealing account shines a light on the inner workings of Tyson Foods, a pioneer of the industrial system that dominates the market. You'll learn how the food industry got to where it is today, and how companies like Tyson have escaped the scrutiny they deserve. You'll discover how these companies are able to raise meat prices for consumers while pushing down the price they pay to farmers. And you'll even see how big business and politics have derailed efforts to change the system, from a years-long legal fight in Iowa to the Obama administration's recent failed attempt to pass reforms.
Important, timely, and explosive, The Meat Racket is an unvarnished portrait of the food industry that now dominates America's heartland.
Show moreAn investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry--a shocking, in-depth report every American should read.
How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply.
Leonard's revealing account shines a light on the inner workings of Tyson Foods, a pioneer of the industrial system that dominates the market. You'll learn how the food industry got to where it is today, and how companies like Tyson have escaped the scrutiny they deserve. You'll discover how these companies are able to raise meat prices for consumers while pushing down the price they pay to farmers. And you'll even see how big business and politics have derailed efforts to change the system, from a years-long legal fight in Iowa to the Obama administration's recent failed attempt to pass reforms.
Important, timely, and explosive, The Meat Racket is an unvarnished portrait of the food industry that now dominates America's heartland.
Show moreChristopher Leonard is a business reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Meat Racket and Kochland, which won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award.
"A meticulous exposé of the meat industry... Leonard, whether he
means to or not, is also telling a broader story about American
business, consumerism, and--most of all--greed... What makes The
Meat Racket stand out is Leonard's superb storytelling and his
clear passion for the topic...He is a man on a mission--and that is
clearly the best kind of reporter to write a book like
this."--Jessica Valenti "Bookforum"
"Gripping...The Meat Racket is a riveting book, and the picture Mr.
Leonard paints is a disturbing one."-- "Wall Street Journal"
"One of the best books of investigative reporting that I've seen in
quite a while...if you think muckraking is dead or even on its last
legs, The Meat Racket is proof positive that it's very much alive.
The big question is whether or not there are any reformers and
regulators left who have the will and the strength to pick up the
ball and run with it."-- "Strategy + Business"
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