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I've Written About Illegal Immigrants In The United States; I Spent A Year Following Migrant Farm Workers As They Were Harvesting. I've Written About Our Criminal Justice System, And How It Treats The Victims Of Crime. I've Been Working For Years Now On A Book About Prisons In America, And I've Been Going Into Prisons And Traveling Around The Country And Seeing What's Going On.

One Might Expect That The Families Of Murder Victims Would Be Showered With Sympathy And Support, Embraced By Their Communities. But In Reality They Are Far More Likely To Feel Isolated, Fearful, And Ashamed, Overwhelmed By Grief And Guilt, Angry At The Criminal-justice System, And Shunned By Their Old Friends.

The Industry Doesn't Want You To Know The Truth About What You're Eating, Because If You Knew, You Might Not Want To Eat It.

In 1970, Americans Spent About $6 Billion On Fast Food; In 2000, They Spent More Than $110 Billion. Americans Now Spend More Money On Fast Food Than On Higher Education, Personal Computers, Computer Software, Or New Cars. They Spend More On Fast Food Than On Movies, Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Videos, And Recorded Music—combined.

Students Can Do Experiments And Investigate For Themselves What's Going On In Restaurants, In Our Food System, And Begin A Process Of Learning.