RUIN THEIR CROPS ON THE GROUND The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch

Heni Zoutomou performs this audiobook on the politics of food in a clear tone, convincing style, and purposeful cadence. Her narration focuses on its powerful message that the U.S. government in its various guises has allowed the suffering of Indigenous, Black, and Latino people through harmful food programs. The feeding of enslaved people was horrific, as was the food at "Indian schools." Milk marketing to lactose-intolerant people, fostering food deserts, and dumping government cheese on Native peoples who had already suffered the ignominy of the near extinction of the buffalo are just three examples. Freeman, who teaches law, makes a powerful case that food policy helps explain the significant disparities in nutrition in our society. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]