LITTLE
RED BARNS
Hiding the truth from farm to fable
by WILL POTTER
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—— WHAT READERS & LISTENERS ARE SAYING ——
"We are in a fight for our lives against a rising authoritarian tide, and this clear-eyed, compelling, clarion call of a book has a message everyone needs to hear."
—Astra Taylor, author of Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
"An impassioned and thoroughly researched examination... a lucid indictment of a food system whose normalization of cruelty on a staggering scale is rivaled only by the tightly controlled government-sanctioned regime of non-transparency that enables it."
—The Washington Post
"A chilling portrait of censorship and political complicity. And it's not just about animal agriculture: the same legal strategies are now being deployed against environmental activists, labor organizers, and protest movements across the globe. In Little Red Barns Potter warns that factory farms weren't the endgame; they were the testing ground."
— Rolling Stone Magazine
—— THE STORY ——
We were raised on this story
Behind the little red barns dotting the landscape and decorating so many of the products we consume is a dangerous threat. In this groundbreaking, critically acclaimed investigation - which earned a prestigious Starred Review from Publishers Weekly and topped Amazon's Hot New Releases charts - award-winning investigative journalist Will Potter exposes the powerful forces at work to hide the harms of industrial agriculture, its outsize role in the climate crisis, and its chilling links to the global rise of fascism.
Little Red Barns is the record of a harrowing, ten-year journey that took Potter from factory farms to international climate summits, and from Congressional hearings to neo-Nazi fascist groups. As Potter uncovers the frightening truth about animal agriculture's role in accelerating climate collapse, he shows how the authoritarian measures being taken to maintain control over the global food supply chain are directly linked to the proliferation and empowerment of far-right militias. Confronting a maelstrom of disturbing information, he asks searching questions about a journalist's role in the 21st century and the impact of bearing witness in a world in which we are bombarded with "news," both real and faked.
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—— YOU’LL UNCOVER ——
THE HIDDEN CONNECTIONS
Between factory farms, climate change, and the global rise of fascism.
THE POWER STRUCTURES
How corporations and politicians protect a system that harms people, animals, and the planet.
DANGEROUS TRENDS
How authoritarian control accelerates environmental destruction and misinformation.
THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM
Why fearless investigative reporting is more important than ever.
—— WHAT READERS & LISTENERS ARE SAYING ——
"...a fascinating, swirling meditation on law enforcement, rising authoritarianism, misinformation, climate change, and the global spread of ag-gag laws. Readers’ brains will also be broken."
— Publisher’s Weekly STARRED REVIEW
"Little Red Barns blends investigative journalism with memoir to unveil the cruelty and corruption of American factory farms. . . . a sharp, eye-opening exposé of industrial agriculture and the forces of oppression converging to obfuscate the truth."
— Foreword Reviews
"In his research into the links between climate change and farming, Potter uncovers a connection between the rise of fascism across the world and how authoritarian control accelerates environmental destruction. Little Red Barns affirms the important role of investigative journalism in our society."
— Alta Journal
"A charged investigation into industrial agriculture...A book that ought to set its readers to pondering an all-plant diet."
— Kirkus Reviews
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How corporations are outlawing journalism to keep you in the dark about your food
The hidden connections between factory farms, climate change, and fascism
What it means to bear witness and fight these dangerous trends
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILL POTTER
Will Potter is an investigative journalist, author, and leading authority on political repression and civil liberties. For over 25 years, Potter has documented the rise of domestic fascism and the criminalization of dissent. His reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and Foreign Policy. He has been invited to address the U.S. Congress, Australian Parliament, and Council of Europe, and his work has been cited in legal briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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