Raj Patel

Raj Patel is a research professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Stuffed and Starved and, most recently, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, cowritten with Jason W. Moore.

Arundhati Roy attends a protest against the raids of homes of journalists and writers belonging a news portal in New Delhi, India, on October 04, 2023.

How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades

By publishing a flimsy, red-baiting scare story, the paper allowed the Modi government to crack down on some of the country’s most important independent voices.

Nov 2, 2023 / Raj Patel and Walden Bello

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

The Future of Food

The Future of Food The Future of Food

How do we build a just, sustainable food system?

Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, John W. Boyd Jr., Lindsey Shute, Dana Perls, and Zoë Carpenter

Why Hunger Is Still With Us

Why Hunger Is Still With Us Why Hunger Is Still With Us

A truly democratic food system will need to rewrite the rules of our financial system.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Raj Patel

We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill

We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill

The full extent of the damage from the BP disaster will not be known for years, but if we are to learn anything now, we must confront the question: What are the true costs of ...

Aug 5, 2010 / Raj Patel

Letters Letters

The Gates Foundation in Africa Seattle

Sep 30, 2009 / Letters / Our Readers, Raj Patel, Eric Holt-Gimenez, and Annie Shattuck

The Gates Foundation and Africa’s Hunger The Gates Foundation and Africa’s Hunger

We hear from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation regarding our September 21 "Ending Africa's Hunger," and our authors reply.

Sep 15, 2009 / Letters / Raj Patel, Eric Holt-Gimenez, Annie Shattuck, and Mark Suzman

Ending Africa’s Hunger Ending Africa’s Hunger

Bill Gates's fortune is funding a new Green Revolution. But is that what Africans need?

Sep 2, 2009 / Feature / Raj Patel, Eric Holt-Gimenez, and Annie Shattuck

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