Ground beef

Spinning Out

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 5, 2012

The ‘pink slime’ controversy continues. Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and a producer of the documentary "Food Inc.", weighs in on the debate over the “Lean Finely Textured Beef” product—and what it says about the meat industry and food security. Plus: a new weekly series on transportation in the NYC metro area with Sam Schwartz a.k.a. Gridlock Sam at the Daily News; and a conversation about whether America is really on the decline.

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