Eric Schlosser

'Fast Food Nation,' 10 Years Later

Posted 03.14.2012

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Ten years ago, "Fast Food Nation" made a big impact. If you needed a reason to never eat another McDonald's hamburger again, this book gave you severa...

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Meatless Monday: Hero With A Thousand Faces

Ellen Kanner | Posted 02.18.2012

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Ellen Kanner

The pivotal part of the hero's experience, the payoff, is enlightenment. It took Buddha six years to get there. We can get there faster, especially with a diet that's plant-rich, not processed.

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'The Nation' Releases 2011 Food Issue With Michael Pollan, Frances Moore Lappé, Raj Patel

Posted 11.15.2011

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Politics and culture magazine The Nation releases its October 3 Food Issue with an A-list group of food politics celebrities. Diet for a Small Planet ...

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Meatless Monday: Labor Day Pains

Ellen Kanner | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Fast Food Nation, Tomatoland, Barry Estabrook, Food, Inc. Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Slow Food USA, Eric Schlosser, Josh Viertel, Green News
Ellen Kanner

You want to be treated right on the job and you deserve to be. So do the people who grow our food.

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Eric Schlosser: Why Being A Foodie Isn't Elitist

Eric Schlosser in the Washington Post | Posted 07.02.2011

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At the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting this year, Bob Stallman, the group's president, lashed out at "self-appointed food elitists" w...

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Michael Pollan: School Lunches Made From Fast Food Rejects

Squid Ink | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Schlosser, Jamie Oliver, Wal Mart, Evan Kleiman, Michael Pollan, Monsanto, Mcdonalds, Los Angeles News

The lights in USC's Bovard Auditorium dimmed and the crowd erupted into whoops and applause. It was as if Bon Jovi was about to take the stage. But i...

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Michael Pollan & Eric Schlosser: Food Safety Bill 'Best Opportunity In A Generation' To Fix Food Supply

Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser in the New York Times | MICHAEL POLLAN and ERIC SCHLOSSER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE best opportunity in a generation to improve the safety of the American food supply will come as early as Monday night, when the Senate is schedule...

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Meatless Monday: Ramadan Fast

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Kanner

We are midway through Ramadan, the month-long Muslim holiday marked by fasting -- no food or drink from dawn till sunset. The fasting, mandated in th...

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Food, Inc.'s Eric Schlosser Urges Senate to Pass Food Safety Bill

Jean Halloran | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jean Halloran

Schlosser is joining with Consumers Union to urge consumers to fight for passage of FDA food safety reform legislation, which passed the House last year and is now stalled awaiting action in the Senate.

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NPR Compares Animal Factory to Sinclair and Schlosser

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Kirby

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is ignorant. We should not ignore the potential for animal factory farming to one day come back and bite us all in our collective, blissful behinds.

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Meatless Monday: Money for Nothing? Cheap Food's Hidden Costs

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fast Food Nation, Big Mac, McDonald's, Iceland, Eric Schlosser, Bjork, Food Politics, Vegetarian Recipes, Rube Goldberg. Meatless Monday, Green News
Ellen Kanner

As if Bjork isn't enough, there's another reason to love Iceland -- now it's the land without McDonald's. The franchise shuttered last month not as a...

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Books That Can Help Our Children Find a Path Through a Scary World (And Maybe Make Things a Little Better)

John Mesjak | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Mesjak

Wherever your children are first exposed to the messy facts of our world, there will inevitably be questions about it. Luckily, young adult versions of informative books are here to help.

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farms, Retail, Growing Power, The Jungle, Farmers, Food Retail, Will Allen, Upton Sinclair, Business, Fast Food Nation, Innovation, Usda, Slow Money, Michael Pollan, Pro Food, Food Inc., Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Local, Eric Schlosser, Pro, Investments, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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Meatless Monday: Labor Day Pains

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Kanner

Purple mountain majesties, amber waves of grain, we've got it all, but one of America's greatest natural resources is you. Yeah, you sitting in your ...

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Give Kraft a Kick in the Tush: Harmful Chemicals in Your Mac & Cheese

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Janice Taylor

In 2008, Kraft removed artificial colorings...and chemical sweeteners...from the products that they distribute in Europe, Australia, and other developed countries due to consumer concern over scientific studies...But, they haven't done the same thing here in the U.S.!

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ReThink Review: Food, Inc. -- Food as Political Unified Theory

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

I'm sure most Americans have no idea how truly screwed up our food system is, and when they find out, they'll start looking for alternatives.

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Are IKEA, Outlet Malls, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods Really Bargains?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Vance Packard, Christopher Lasch, Whole Foods, Cheap, Chinese Factories, Outlet Malls, Wages, Craftsmanship, Cheap Eats, Globalization, Barbara Ehrenreich, David Reisman, Ellen Ruppel Shell, Wal-Mart, Shrimp Farming, Slow Food, Labor, Consumerism, Ikea, Michael Pollan, Betty Friedan, Local Food, Chinese Exports, Marketing, Sustainability, Deforestation, Pricing, Eric Schlosser, Red Lobster, Food, Green News
Anis Shivani

American consumers are being taken for a ride.

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Michael Jackson Beats Up Food Inc.

Derek Beres | Posted 11.17.2011

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Derek Beres

When food became "fuel" instead of nourishment, and when vitamins became more important than wholesome nutrition, we began to journey down a terrible cliff of ignorance.

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Food, Inc.'s Robert Kenner Discusses What Gives Him Goosebumps, and What Gives Him Hope

Louise McCready | Posted 05.25.2011

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Louise McCready

Robert Kenner gives us a twenty-first century Upton-Sinclair-look at the industrial food system in his latest film, Food, Inc., and not since The Jungle has the food in the U.S. seemed so unsafe.

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Food Revolution Sprouting on Twitter: Tweet with Food, Inc. Director

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Newman

Three times a day we have an opportunity to make a statement about what we eat; be part of the conversation this Friday to help build this movement.

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Food Inc.: What is the Food Industry Hiding?

Janice Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janice Taylor

Food, Inc. is a mind-blowing, stomach-twisting, eye-opening and ultimately heart-breaking film.

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Greed in the Seed: The "Inconvenient Truth" of How Food Gets to Your Table Revealed in Food, Inc.

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

Food, Inc. is a film whose time has come. With the economic meltdown and the change at the White House, people are demanding more transparency and accountability from those in charge.

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Reclaiming America, Bite by Bite

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011

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Isabel Cowles

The food industry has shifted from a broad network of producers and consumers towards a handful of corporate giants that control food culture not only in the grocery store, but also on the farm and on Capitol Hill.

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Righteous Indigestion: Why Food, Inc. Must Be Seen

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

The folksy Frank Perdue is long gone, my friends, but his chemically altered chickens live on! For this reason alone, Food, Inc. demands to be seen.

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HuffPost Review: Food, Inc.

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Food, Inc. is a hard movie to enjoy. Not that it's not well-made. Just the opposite: It's so convincingly compelling.

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