"When Brute Force Fails" (listen)

Crime may be down, but punish-ment remains a significant issue. It is compounded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s urging to privatize prisons. Nationally, one in every 100 men in the U.S. is incarcerated — the highest number in our history and the highest percentage of any country in the world.

What’s at the root of this problem, and what are the most cost effective means of fixing it? Author Mark Kleiman joins Patt Morrison with his book When Brute Force Fails.

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Mark A.R. Kleiman (Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results & Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control) is professor of public policy at UCLA.

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What's wrong with what we eat?

Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat [LINK]

In this funny and fiery talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now

• too much meat
• too few plants
• too much fast food
• too little home cooking

and why it's putting the entire planet at risk. Mark Bittman is a bestselling cookbook author, journalist, and television personality. His friendly, informal approach to home cooking has shown millions that fancy execution is no substitute… More>>

Save Environment over Dinner

Morning Edition (1/30/09)

FOOD MATTERS -- Food columnist Mark Bittman said Americans should eat more fruits and vegetables, and less meat, to improve their health and the environment. A listener from Keystone, Indiana, explains why [due to carbon footprint] sometimes eating meat does the planet a favor.

LISTEN: Eat Right, Save the Planet (NPR) (7:19)

If you're one of those people hoping to change the world in 2009, writer Mark Bittman says you can start by changing what you eat.

In his new book, Food Matters, The New York Times food columnist writes about the environmental impact of industrial farming — and how individuals can make a difference by cutting down on the amount of animal products they consume.

"All industrial farming — from fish farming to chicken farming to egg and dairy farming — has an environmental impact," he tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep. More>>

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On Point Radio (2/2/09)

• LISTEN: OnPointRadio.org/stand-alone-player

Mark Bittman: Eating Right Can Save The Planet (1/22/09)

Cooking 'Everything Vegetarian' with Mark Bittman (1/11/08)