Hunger Is the Point: The Capitalist Food System Explained | Raj Patel
January 14, 2026
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as posted by the channelWe grow enough food to feed everyone, yet hunger keeps rising. Raj Patel explains how the capitalist food system produces “cheap food”, making hunger predictable, and profitable.
In this conversation, we start with one unforgettable symbol, the chicken nugget, and use it to expose the “nugget economy”, how costs get pushed onto workers, land, health, and the climate so corporations can sell food that looks “cheap” at the register.
If you have ever wondered how we can have full shelves and empty stomachs at the same time, this episode gives you the mechanism, clearly.
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