Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.

Author: Arun Gupta
Source: Alternet
Published: Jul 23, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,636 words)

Bill Moyers Talks Drugs, Crime, Journalism and Democracy with Creator of ‘The Wire’

HBO’s critically-acclaimed “The Wire” creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.

Source: Alternet
Published: Apr 21, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,828 words)