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Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri is a freelance writer who has covered food policy and politics for The Guardian, Vox, and Mother Jones, among other outlets. To follow his work, subscribe to his newsletter.

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February 11, 2026

Meet the Candidate Challenging Iowa’s Most Sacred Cow: Ethanol

To say Chris Jones is a long-shot candidate is an understatement. But he could upend how Democrats approach agricultural policy.

November 2, 2022

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

Has Fake Meat Already Peaked?

The financial struggles of companies like Beyond Meat are further proof that we can’t rely on alternative proteins to create a sustainable food system. We must forcibly shrink Big Meat.

April 2, 2021

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

The Farming Lobby’s Cunning Plan to Fight Climate Change—and Regulation

The American Farm Bureau Federation has recast itself as a climate warrior, pushing for private offset markets relying on the fraught science of soil sequestration.

November 26, 2020

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

The Policy Mess Behind the Thanksgiving Feast

American agriculture is in crisis.

November 16, 2020

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

Can Biden Keep His Promise to Make Farms Climate Friendly?

The president-elect will have to overcome major obstacles, including some of his own advisers and campaign proposals.

October 5, 2020

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

Populism Is the Key to Climate Action

Recent research on persuasion offers a manual for how to turn red states green.

August 7, 2020

Charlie Hope-D’Anieri

Farms Can’t Save the Planet

U.S. senators, McDonald's, Microsoft, and the agribusiness lobby are pushing the dangerous myth that carbon storage in American farmland will stave off climate catastrophe.

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