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The underground economy Part III

     Schlosser “Reefer Madness“      Over the semester, I have been able to study extreme deviance and the causal effects that it has upon societies. After reading Schlosser’s bo… more »

Vanhoff Political

Green Reads: Fast Food Nation

gaj wrote 2 weeks ago: Great general non-fiction and even fiction are an easy way to learn about the environment and scienc … more »

Tags: Green Reads, Fast Food Nation

Real French Fries — 10 comments

cheeseslave wrote 1 month ago: We had Steak Frites tonight. Wow — was it good! I got the steaks (grass-fed) from Rocky Canyo … more »

Tags: ancel keys, artificial flavor, beef tallow, Books, Fast Food, Fast Food Nation, french food, grass fed, know your fats

Abbey, Edward. "The Monkey Wrench Gang" (1975)

Ben wrote 1 month ago: The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975) by Edward Abbey with a Preface by Robert Redford and an Introduction b … more »

Tags: byron, eco-terrorism, edward abbey, Glen Canyon, Hayduke Lives, Lonely Are the Brave, ned ludd, Richard Shelton, Robert Redford

Burger King Wants to Show Migrant Workers Their Place — 5 comments

Brandy Betz wrote 2 months ago: Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, has long been involved with the Coalition of Immokalee W … more »

Tags: News, Society, Burger King, Coalition of Immokalee Workers

An interesting read — 1 comment

naturalzest wrote 2 months ago: This article is a part of the current Organic Center newsletter. I have been conscious of my food ch … more »

Tags: sustainability, Agribusiness, howard lyman, Meat, sustainable

MOVIE REVIEW: Fast Food Nation — 1 comment

solarious wrote 3 months ago: If you’ve never read the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, get to the bookstore right n … more »

Tags: corporate facts, Review, Food, Society, moveie, Fast Food Nation, Meat, low-wage, Sociology

The underground economy Part III

vanhoff wrote 3 months ago:      Schlosser “Reefer Madness“      Over the semester, I have been able to stud … more »

Tags: Politics; Immigration, drugs, Immigration, Politics, Personal, Sociology, Marijuana, Reefer Madness, Pot

The underground economy Part II

vanhoff wrote 3 months ago: The second essay by Schlosser examines the employment of illegal immigrants in the California strawb … more »

Tags: Politics; Immigration, drugs, Immigration, Politics, Personal, Sociology, Marijuana, schlösser, Porn

Eric Schlosser: A Public Sociological Image - Part I Underground Economy

vanhoff wrote 3 months ago:    The Underground Economy: Part I (My Take)      Economic and political thinkers like Adam Sm … more »

Tags: Politics; Immigration, drugs, Immigration, Politics, Personal, Sociology, Marijuana, Tax, taxes

The Underground Economy

vanhoff wrote 3 months ago: The Underground Economy               As a journalist, Eric Schlosser illuminates on th … more »

Tags: drugs, Immigration, Politics, Sociology, sex, old book reviews

When Labor Is Pushed to Its Limit, What Does it Mean for All of Us?

sesame seed wrote 3 months ago: Will we ever have a living wage in America? When will we learn that social safety nets are not hando … more »

Tags: emerging fascism in America--it's happening here, Freedom of Speech--Your First Amendment Right, National Policy, Politics, corporatism, fair labor standards, Fascism, Globalization, living wage

Slow Food Nation

goslowengland wrote 4 months ago: Hi everybody One of the editors of Go Slow England has sent me some information about a very intere … more »

Tags: slow, Food, Alastair Sawday Publishing, Sawday's, Go Slow England, Slow Food, Slow Food Nation, Fast Food Nation, Carlo Petrini

Fitness challenge fini... — 6 comments

jodycakes wrote 4 months ago: Well, that’s it everyone…I have come to the completion of my fitness challenge at A Priv … more »

Tags: mirror mirror..., A Private Fitness Studio, Fast Food Nation, Fitness, Healthy Eating, mcdonalds, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Super-Size Me, Working Out

[IHEART] Fast Food Nation (film)

... wrote 4 months ago: Fast Food Nation is a 2006 fictionalized film loosely based on the non-fiction book Fast Food Natio … more »

Tags: i_heart, cinema / video / tv, one_world, Fast Food Nation, film, Cinema, Mexique, Meat, Viande

Candy crap — 5 comments

javamom wrote 5 months ago: Or crappy candy? So Valentine’s Day has come and gone. And as usual, Benjamin got all kinds of … more »

Tags: Food articles, recipes, photos, Food, valentine's day, candy, Twizzlers, flavouring, Food colour, Food Additives, corn syrup

Time to stretch

jrfinger wrote 5 months ago: I’m not an expert on much, but it seems to me that there is much more anticipation about the o … more »

Tags: Spring Training, Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, Roger Clemens, Livan Hernandez, swimsuit issue, James Carney, bryant gumbel, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

live-blogging the eco-farm conference — 3 comments

virtualfarmer wrote 6 months ago: Over five years ago I attended my first Eco-Farm Conference and I’ve been dying to come back … more »

Tags: Agriculture, Food, organic, eco-farm, Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation — 2 comments

Heather wrote 6 months ago: Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Summary:  Everyone frets about the nutritional implications of e … more »

Tags: Random, Food, nonfiction

Adventures in Turkey Chili

curlywurlygurly wrote 7 months ago: Whew!  The big day has come and gone and I’m still standing.  Now that I have some time to b … more »

Tags: Travel, Food, Fast Food Nation, Black Oak Books, turkey chili