Topic: Eric Schlosser
Jack Abramoff was imprisoned for 43 months for bribing congressmen. He wrote about how easy it is to buy a congressman. Peter Shweizer wrote "Throw...
President Obama's new school-lunch law is a good start, but healthy eating begins at home.. . Signing into law the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act...
(iStockphoto). . Have you ever watched a television show like MTV Cribs or any of the Real Housewives series and started to do the math? Have you...
Healthy food is that which nourishes the body without transmitting bacteria, toxins, or hormones that are harmful to humans. Animals living in these cramped spaces also experience high levels of stress, making them more susceptible to infection (Barham et al. However, despite ...
Schlosser's work was instantly controversial, a perfect topic of debate in a world at odds over food production, nutrition, the environment and animal rights. Schlosser's investigation, which many claimed to provide evidence that beef producers and hamburger makers were out ...
Eric Schlosser is my hero.I picked up Reefer Madness: Schlosser's second essay, "In the Strawberry Fields," takes a long hard look at agriculture in the US and the role of migrant workers. The problem stems from several different reasons that ...
I have compiled the list below for those of you curious about the issues I discuss. Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters 4) Black?s Law Dictionary5) Robert?s Rules of Order Revised, In Brief ...
Politics are messy but environmental danger is real. In 2007, House Democrate Ron Kind attempted to push a bill that aimed to reform farm subsidies. The organic movement was resurging, health food stores popping up everywhere, and books about food, such as ...
Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser will speak at Belmont University on Monday. Schlosser served as an executive producer and co-wrote the feature film Fast Food Nation in 2006. More recently, Schlosser was a co-producer and appeared in the hit documentary Food ...
Fans of muckraking journalism and White Castle bashing await Eric Schlosser's presentations at these two Belmont Boulevard sites. Of note, Schlosser's next book will focus on the U.S. prison system.
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Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation," in which he ...2010-08-11 -
Moving Beyond Fast Food Nation
Peter Singer and Eric Schlosser explore the broad and compelling ...2007-08-14 -
Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser interview
Author Eric Schlosser discusses the dramatisation of his junk food ...2007-08-08
