Stuffed and Starved

by Raj Patel

Overview

Ranging from colossal Californian supermarkets to wrecked Indian paddy fields and bankrupt African coffee farms, this audio edition of the bestselling book scrutinizes the global food network. With a combination of hard-hitting investigative journalism and personable storytelling, several questions are explored, such as How can starving people also be obese? Why does everything have soy in it? and How do petrochemicals and biofuels control the price of food? Shocking evidence points to an epidemic of farmer suicides in famine-stricken Asia and Africa, yet there is great cause for hope as international resistance movements work to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. Going beyond ethical consumerism, the study explains the steps, from seed to store to plate, to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of both farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/18/2010
Label:	FREE DIRT RECORDS
UPC:	0877746001123

Tracks

1. Hunger and Obesity
2. The Curse of Soy
3. Who Profits?
4. Corporations and Capitalism
5. Markets and India
6. Farmer Suicides
7. The World Bank
8. Wal-Mart
9. Fast Food
10. Social Change
11. Getting Radical
12. Biofuels
13. The Price of Food
14. What Do You Eat?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Raj Patel   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

David Barsamian   Producer
Sasha Lilley   Editing,Post Production
Stephanie Brown   Producer