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Consumer advocate activist humanitarian and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader is arguably the most provocative and important progressive voice in America todaya fearless reformer whom The Atlantic named one of the most influential figures in American history In these troubling times of intractable fiscal and social distress Nader offers a new program to help rescue America The Seventeen Solutions His powerful paradigm-shifting proposals address some of the most pressing concerns in our country todayfrom corporate crime to tax reform to health care and housingand they should find a receptive audience not only among liberals progressives disillusioned Democrats Rachel Maddow fans and Occupy Wall Street supporters but all concerned Americans
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Named by The Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, and by Time and Life magazines as one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century, Ralph Nader has helped us drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink cleaner water, and work in safer environments for more than four decades.The crusading attorney first made headlines in 1965 with his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a scathing indictment that lambasted the auto industry for producing unsafe vehicles. The book led to congressional hearings and automobile safety laws passed in 1966, including the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. He was instrumental in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) , and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) . Many lives have been saved by Nader's involvement in the recall of millions of unsafe consumer products, including defective motor vehicles, and in the protection of laborers and the environment. By starting dozens of citizen groups, Ralph Nader has created an atmosphere of corporate and governmental accountability. Ralph Nader's most popular books include, from Seven Stories, In Pursuit of Justice and The Ralph Nader Reader. His most recent bestselling books were The Good Fight (2004) and The Seventeen Traditions (2007) , both published by HarperCollins. "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" is Nader's first work of imagination. It will be published by Seven Stories Press on September 22, 2009.
