Cutting Corporate Welfare

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Open Media Series Number 18 While the US continues to experience unprecedented cuts in social service programmes and millions go without health insurance, massive corporations continue to reap huge sums of taxpayers money. Based on testimony Nader gave before Congress last year, this work details the numerous appalling examples of corporate welfare and provides a wake-up call for those concerned about how citizens are being pick-pocketed by big business. Some meaningful avenues of recourse are also provided.

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Born in Connecticut in 1934, RALPH NADER has spent his lifetime challenging corporations and government agencies to be more accountable to the public. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed permanently altered the course of a reckless U.S. automobile industry and made Nader a household name. His lobbying and writing on the food industry helped to ensure that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of Naders greatest achievements was his successful lobbying for a 1974 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act, which gave increased public access to government documents. Over the years he has co-founded the public interest groups Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law. His 2000 presidential campaign on the Green Party ticket served to broaden the scope of debate on the nations priorities. Named by the Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, Nader continues to be a relentless advocate for grassroots activism and democratic change. He lives in Washington, D.C.