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FFS 036 - Chicken Nugget Capitalism
The end of Capitalism is nigh. Or we should certainly hope so.

Raj Patel makes a convincing case for the urgent need to think beyond capitalism if we are to move towards a carbon zero economy.
“Let us recognise that the system itself is dooming us and that we need to think outside it rather than within it” – Raj Patel.
If this sounds revolutionary, that’s precisely the point.
Raj and I discuss:
Why we shouldn’t call this era the “Anthropocene”
What Capitalism actually is
The frontiers of Capitalism and the search for the next best “cheap thing”
The Chicken McNugget: the symbol of modern capitalism
The Market Approach: Carbon pricing, Natural Capital, and voting with your fork
Thinking beyond Capitalism: a Theory of Change to get us to a carbon zero economy
Links:
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System– Raj Patel
The Value of Nothing– Raj Patel
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature and the Future of the Planet– Raj Patel & Jason W. Moore
The Secret Ingredient Podcast– Raj Patel, Tom Philpott, and Rebecca McInroy
Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Agrarian Farming in California– Julie Guthman
The New Food Activism: Opposition, Creation and Collective Action– Alison Alkon & Julie Guthman
A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat– Eric-Holt Gimenez
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