Sen. Cory Booker (NJ) on farm policy, diet, animal agriculture, and Big Ag

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey opens up about his vegan lifestyle during a conference sponsored by Democracy Now! In the face of the ongoing climate crisis, Booker names corporate animal agriculture as the “number-one reason” for deforestation and increasing health issues in the nation, made possible by agricultural policies that are subsidized through public funds. “In a capitalist society, you vote every day with your dollars,” he says. But, moving forward, America needs to adopt new policies that will “incentivize the right behavior and stop the human suffering.

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