The Human Costs of American Meat

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The Human Costs of American Meat

Most Americans are well aware of the arguments against eating animals. But mounting concerns over climate change, animal welfare, and human health have done little to quell our appetites: Per capita meat consumption in the U.S. continues to rise. In Life and Death of the American Worker — a book currently at the top of my must-read list — reporter Alice Driver lays bare yet another reason why we should question and resist these giant systems of harm.