"Little Red Barns": Will Potter on How Animal Agriculture Harms Animals, People and Democracy (G&R 489)

In a part two episode with journalist and author Will Potter, we discuss his recent book "Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable." We talk about the hidden brutality of factory farms, undercover activists and investigators bringing the truth to light and the industry's attempts to silence them. We get into how this industry was an early architect of corporate and state repression models. We close with a conversation about the recent attempt at beagle liberation at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin.Guest bio//Will Potter (@will_potter) is a thought leader and award winning investigative journalist and author whose work has focused on social justice movements and attacks on civil rights post-9/11. He has been invited to speak about human rights and political repression before governmental bodies including the U.S. Congress, the Australian Parliament, and the Council of Europe.He is the author of "Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege," and “Little Red Barns: Hiding the truth from farm to fable." Both are now out on audiobook.--------------🎸 Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody🔗 Links🌐 Will Potter: www.willpotter.com 🌐 Will's Blog "Green is the New Red": http://www.greenisthenewred.com💚 Support the Green and Red Podcast🎉 Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast☕ One-time donation: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR🎙️ Follow Green and Red🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast🌐 Website: https://greenandredpodcast.org🌍 Our Networks🎧 Labor Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org📢 Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: https://linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork📻 Listen on WAMF (90.3 FM) New Orleans: https://wamf.org🔥 Check out Bob on THIS IS REVOLUTION talking about the war in Iran (https://bit.ly/47xGkfC)🎬 A Green and Red Podcast production 👨‍🏫 Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969)✂️ Edited by Scott🔔 Subscribe for more analysis on U.S. politics, leftist strategy, and anti-establishment resistance.