Cultivating compassion in the global food system: A review of Food in a Just World

First paragraph: Food in a Just World, by Tracey Harris and Terry Gibbs, offers a far-reaching analysis of injus­tice in the global food system. The book weaves together narratives of nonhuman animal exploita­tion and discussions of human rights, structural violence, climate change, and environmental degra­dation to show how the animal-industrial complex (A-IC) both reflects and reinforces deep systemic inequi­ties. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with researchers, workers, policymakers, advocates, and activists from diverse backgrounds, the authors take a critical stance toward our institutions and relationships with nonhuman animals in the food system. Their approach exposes the invisible inter­connections of oppression from the perspectives of citizen-consumers, workers, nonhuman animals, and the environment, while building a vision for a just transition rooted in radical democracy, trans­parency, accountability, and compassion. . . .