He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Meat Racket and Kochland, which won the J. “Leonard’s book argues that a handful of companies, led by Tyson, control our meat industry in ways that raise concerns about the impact on animals and humans alike, while tearing at the fabric of rural America.”Ĭhristopher Leonard is a business reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek. The Meat Racket is a riveting book, and the picture Mr. The Daily Beast (Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2014) The book is a scary portrait of capitalism run amok." "Only a very good writer could turn a story about chickens, hogs and cattle into a thriller, and Leonard is that. “Brilliant…a book that at times burns slow and hot with outrage and at other times proceeds at the ecstatic pace of a thriller.” Important, timely, and explosive, The Meat Racket is an unvarnished portrait of the food industry that now dominates America’s heartland. 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. You’ll discover how these companies are able to raise meat prices for consumers while pushing down the price they pay to farmers. You’ll learn how the food industry got to where it is today, and how companies like Tyson have escaped the scrutiny they deserve.
Leonard’s revealing account shines a light on the inner workings of Tyson Foods, a pioneer of the industrial system that dominates the market. 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. 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.
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