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Michael Pollan on "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual"
Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, discusses the link between healthcare and diet, the dangers of processed foods, the power of the meat industry lobby, the “nutritional-industrial complex,” the impact industrial agriculture has on global warming, and his sixty-four rules for eating. "The markets are full of what I call edible food-like substances that you have to avoid," says Michael Pollan. "So a lot of the rules are to help you, you know, navigate that now very treacherous landscape of the American supermarket." Today we air an excerpt of the Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc. and then spend the rest of the show with Michael Pollan. [includes rush transcript]
Headlines for February 8, 2010
G7 Nations Pledge to Forgive Haiti's Debt, One Million Remain Homeless in Haiti, 20,000 Jobs Eliminated in January; Unemployment Rate Decreases, Goldman Sachs CEO Receives $9 Million Bonus, Regulators Probe Goldman Sachs Role in Collapse of AIG, Laura Chinchilla Elected President of Costa Rica, Two International Solidarity Movement Activists Arrested in West Bank, Israel Blocks Palestinian Geographer from Traveling Abroad, Iran Pledges to Build 10 New Uranium Enrichment Facilities in Next Year, Iran Arrests Seven Linked to US-Funded Radio Farda, At Least Five Workers Die at Power Plant Explosion in Conn., Mitch Landrieu Wins New Orleans Mayoral Election, Canada Blocks Olympic Critic from Entering Country
Yemeni Journalist Nasser Arrabyee: US Involvement Undermines Sound Response to Yemen-Based Militants
Yemen has been the focus of growing international concern over insecurity and Islamist extremism. US officials say the suspect in the failed Christmas Day bombing is now providing valuable intelligence in hunting the US-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who the Obama administration has approved for assassination. Democracy Now!'s Anjali Kamat speaks to Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee, who writes for the Dubai-based Gulf News and the Cairo-based Al-Ahram Weekly. [includes rush transcript]
Pro-Choice Advocates Criticize CBS for Accepting Anti-Abortion Super Bowl Ad
With the Super Bowl just two days away, the game's broadcaster CBS is coming under criticism for accepting an anti-abortion ad paid for by Focus on the Family. For years, CBS and other networks have rejected advocacy ads during the Super Bowl. We get reaction from Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and sportswriter Dave Zirin, author of A People's History of Sports in the United States. [includes rush transcript]
How to Get Our Democracy Back: Lawrence Lessig Says "If We Want to Change, We Have to Change Congress"
In a cover story of The Nation magazine, Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig writes, "At the center of our government lies a bankrupt institution: Congress. Not financially bankrupt, at least not yet, but politically bankrupt." He goes on to argue that, "Congress is the core of the problem with American democracy today. In a single line: There will be no change until we change Congress." [includes rush transcript]
Dave Zirin on Super Bowl Fever in New Orleans and the Militarization of Sport's Biggest Spectacle
Sportswriter Dave Zirin, author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, says the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl appearance -- at least for the moment -- is boosting spirits in New Orleans on a level unseen since Hurricane Katrina. Zirin also discusses pro athletes who have stood up for gay rights and how the Super Bowl spectacle continues to be used to promote US militarization. [includes rush transcript]
Headlines for February 5, 2010
27 Killed, 75 Wounded in Iraq Bombing, Intelligence Chief Confirms US Can Assassinate Americans Abroad, US Missionaries Charged with Kidnapping Haitian Children, Zelaya Criticizes Foes from Exile in Dominican Republic, Hundreds Protest Siddiqui Conviction in Pakistan Rally, Romania to Host US Missiles, Toyota Considers Prius Recall as Regulators Probe Brakes, Bank of America, Ex-Execs Indicted on Civil Fraud Charges, Google-NSA Partnership Draws Ire of Privacy Groups, Study: Charter Schools Increasing Racial Segregation in Classrooms, Right-Wing Activists Attend Inaugural Tea Party Convention, Vancouver Activists Prepare Anti-Olympic Protests
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