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We note with sorrow the passing of one of our Founders, the legendary Texas trial attorney Joe Jamail. His integrity, wisdom, skill, and humor will be sorely missed. Ralph Nader, President of the American Museum of Tort Law, said: “Over his long career of trial practice, Joe Jamail was a champion of champions in applying…
By Ralph Nader December 17, 2015 Giving to the Future from CSRL on Vimeo. The old saying “it’s better to give than to receive” is often recited around the holidays when it comes to the tradition of gift giving. This type of giving is usually centered on small, personal gifts such as items of clothing,…
It is not often that Democratic and Republican insurgent candidates for President achieve such prominence and maintain staying power against the establishment “pols” of the two party duopoly that manages elections for the plutocracy that finances campaigns. The media are taking the insurgents seriously, which means that the polls are being done regularly on candidate positions…
The 50th anniversary of my book, Unsafe at Any Speed, which analysts associate with the launch of the modern consumer movement, prompts comparisons between 1965 and 2015. The life-saving impact of the book through the highway and auto safety laws Congress passed in 1966, creating an auto safety enforcement agency to lift up safety standards…
Unsafe At Any Speed Fiftieth Anniversary (1965-2015) November 30, 2015, marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ralph Nader’s landmark book Unsafe at Any Speed. The book focused on the faulty rear suspension system of the General Motors Corvair, This defect could cause the Corvair to skid violently and roll over. The corporate negligence…
Solitude in Nature from CSRL on Vimeo. Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and joy, but unfortunately it can also be a source of health-impacting stress and anxiety for many. Between the influx of visitors, football games on the television and the necessary shopping, cooking and cleaning up, there can be far too little…
By Ralph Nader November 20, 2015 Candidates for public office, especially at the state and national levels, are never asked this central question of politics: “Since the people are sovereign under our Constitution, how do you specifically propose to restore power to the people in their various roles as voters, taxpayers, workers and consumers?” Imagine…
November 18, 2015 Representative John Conyers 2426 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 SENT VIA FAX AND HAND DELIVERED Dear Representative Conyers: Last week the Corporate Crime Reporter ran a story about proposed changes in the mens rea standard. According to Corporate Crime Reporter: Justice Department spokesperson Peter Carr told Corporate Crime Reporter that enacting…
Fact: Tens of millions of Americans do not have a bank account. As a result, many of these Americans spend a reported $89 billion annually in interest and fees by using predatory services such as payday loan and check cashing services. It’s a perpetuating cycle of poverty in which the poor get poorer just by…
Just when the prospects for single-payer or full Medicare for everyone, with free choice of doctors and hospitals, appear to be going nowhere, from Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley comes a stirring that could go national and make single-payer a reality. Throwing down the gauntlet on the grounds of efficiency and humanness, businessman Richard Master, CEO of…