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Eric Schlosser

In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt

Tuesday, November 3, 2009  |  Herbst Theatre, 8pm

Eric Schlosser is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. In his acclaimed book, Fast Food Nation, Schlosser looks at our industrial food system and the growth of the U.S. fast food industry domestically and abroad as a pernicious, powerful force. In "The Prison-Industrial Complex," an investigative piece Schlosser wrote for The Atlantic, he discusses prison overcrowding, non-violent offenders, and the industry surrounding the 2.3 million incarcerated men and women in the United States. Schlosser is currently working on a book about the American prison system that will further explore the subject. Schlosser will discuss the endemic problems in the prison system and the incredible challenges faced by both federal and local criminal justice systems.

Roy Eisenhardt practiced law for twelve years in San Francisco and taught at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law. He was President of the Oakland Athletics and served as the Executive Director for the California Academy of Sciences.

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