Ralph Nader
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Ralph Nader an American activist was born on February 27, 1934. In 1951 he was accepted at Princeton University; the university offered him a scholarship, but his father turned it away, saying it should go to a student who couldn't afford tuition. Nader graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of mostra altro Arts from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1955. He then went on to Harvard Law School, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws in 1958. For the past forty-five years, Nader has challenged corporations, government agencies, and institutions to be more accountable to the public. In 1965, "Unsafe at Any Speed" changed the face of the automobile industry and made Ralph Nader a household name. As a result of his efforts, cars have more safety features. His lobbying and writing on the food industry insured that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of his greatest achievements was the 1974 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that gave increased public access to government documents. This brought freedom of press to a new level, resulting in increased access for journalists. Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States. He has co-founded numerous public interest groups including Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for Study of Responsive Law. He continues to be a relentless force for grassroots activism and democratic change in the United States. (Bowker Author Biography) Ralph Nader, an American activist, was born on February 27, 1934. Nader has challenged corporations, government agencies, and institutions to be more accountable to the public. In 1965, his book "Unsafe at Any Speed" changed the face of the automobile industry and made Ralph Nader a household name. As a result of his efforts, cars have more safety features. His lobbying and writing on the food industry insured that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of his greatest achievements was the 1974 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that gave increased public access to government documents. This brought freedom of press to a new level, resulting in increased access for journalists. Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States. He has co-founded numerous public interest groups including Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for Study of Responsive Law. He continues to be a relentless force for grassroots activism and democratic change in the United States. (Publisher Provided) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Ralph Nader. Photo by Sage Ross.
Opere di Ralph Nader
The Case Against Free Trade: GATT, NAFTA, and the Globalization of Corporate Power (1993) — Collaboratore — 57 copie
Who's Poisoning America: Corporate polluters and their victims in the chemical age (1982) — A cura di — 12 copie
To the Ramparts: How Bush and Obama Paved the Way for the Trump Presidency, and Why It Isn't Too Late to Reverse… (2018) 8 copie
Ralph Nader up close 1 copia
Amy Goodman Interviews Ralph Nader About His Book: "Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns” (2016) 1 copia
Beware 1 copia
Opere correlate
Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media (2002) — Prefazione — 90 copie
Whose Trade Organization?: A Comprehensive Guide to the World Trade Organization, Second Edition (1999) — Prefazione — 71 copie
Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America (Nation Books) (2003) — Collaboratore — 45 copie
The Safe Shopper's Bible: A Consumer's Guide to Nontoxic Household Products, Cosmetics, and Food (1995) — Prefazione — 44 copie
The Chemical Feast: The Ralph Nader Study Group Report on Food Protection and the Food and Drug Administration (1970) — Introduzione — 33 copie
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially (2002) — Prefazione — 14 copie
Politics of land;: Ralph Nader's study group report on land use in California (1973) — Introduzione — 12 copie
The Shadow Government: The Government's Multi-Billion-Dollar Giveaway of its Decision-Making Powers to Private… (1976) — Introduzione — 2 copie
Who is Who? People, Projects, Organizations in Service to the Earth (1991) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1934-02-27
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Winsted, Connecticut, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Winsted, Connecticut, USA (birth)
Washington, D.C., USA - Istruzione
- Princeton University (1955)
Harvard University (JD, 1958) - Attività lavorative
- attorney
activist
consumer advocate
Author
Presidential candidate - Relazioni
- Zwick, David (colleague)
- Organizzazioni
- Green Party of the United States
Public Citizen (founder)
Nader's Raiders
American Museum of Tort Law
Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Premi e riconoscimenti
- 100 Most Influential Americans
Gandhi Peace Award
Utenti
Recensioni
Unsafe at Any Speed - the Designed-in Dangers of the… di Ralph Nader
vehicle design and safety
I am old enough to remember Ralph Nadar as the author of the book "Unsafe at Any Speed," so I was surprised to see that he had published a cookbook. I was aware that he was Lebanese, and his collection of family recipes is fascinating and inspiring. Middle-eastern cuisines uses roasted eggplants, and I think I would need some more instruction on how to get that right because the consistency of eggplant stops a lot of people from enjoying that particular vegetable. Thank you to Akashic Books, one of my favorite small publishers, for the Advanced Review copy.… (altro)
This is one of the most classic consumer safety texts that came when their was no such concern. Ralph Nader created the consumer reports mentality that evaluates the safety of all products. This is a classic book for the economics, history, or science library.
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atufft | 2 altre recensioni | Jul 16, 2019 |
atufft | 2 altre recensioni | Jul 16, 2019 | 
This book is difficult to rate and also difficult to review because, although the subject matter and the vast majority of Nader's ideas are quite near and dear to my heart, the writing was rather difficult to get into, as he is not a novelist. I personally found it verbose, sagging, and despite working to make myself read it, as intriguing as the ideas are and as much as I hope that those named in this book do read and act on his suggestions via this ficitonal work, it was not a work that gets you into a story. Reading it was rather like, well, work.
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Read, Write, Dream, Walk !
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 52
- Opere correlate
- 23
- Utenti
- 2,001
- Popolarità
- #12,872
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 24
- ISBN
- 110
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 4
