American lawyer and consumer rights activist Ralph Nader, whose book “Unsafe at Any Speed,” led to the adoption of improved automobile safety regulations. He participated in a Senate hearing in Washington triggered by its publication.
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American lawyer and consumer rights activist Ralph Nader, whose book “Unsafe at Any Speed,” led to the adoption of improved automobile safety regulations. He participated in a Senate hearing in Washington triggered by its publication.
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Whether it’s the pesticides in your cereal or the door jam flying off your plane, today’s consumers have plenty of reasons to think that companies may not care their best interests. At a time when we are seeing unprecedented product recalls and trust in government is near an all-time low, we will relive a time when a generation of people felt empowered to demand accountability from government. businesses and elected leaders – and got results. Today on display, the story of the American consumer movement and its controversial leader: the formerly famous, now infamous Ralph Nader.
Guests:
Ralph Nader, American political activist, author, and consumer advocate.
Joan Claybrook, lawyer and former president of Public Citizen.
Paul Sabin, Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History and Professor of American Studies at Yale University.
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