Fast Food Nation

Last night, Dr. Evans, Caitlin M. (a senior Biology major) and I attended the Diversity Access & Equity Social Justice Book and Lecture series at UMKC.  The speaker was Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation - you should absolutely read it or see the movie if you have a chance - and co-producer of Food, Inc. (I strongly recommend this one, too).  In his talk last night he discussed the fast food industry and drew numerous parallels between its motives and operations and those of the tobacco industry.  This was an interesting and provocative analogy and led audience members to ask some rather deep questions.  It was an enjoyable and informative evening and we hope to attend another of these talks in the future.