in pursuit of justice; collected writings 2000-2003

New York, N.Y.: Seven Stories Press, 2004. First Printing [Stated]. Trade Paperback. Very good. 519, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Inscription reads To Paul Manchester and his activist future for justice Ralph Nader 8/20/05. It is possible that this is the same Paul Manchester who is a former principal economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, having served from 2009 to February 2021. Fair Housing is one of the areas addressed in Nader's writings. Includes Introduction; Corporate Power; Media and Commercialism; Environment and Health; Civil Rights/Civil Liberties/Civil Justice; Government--Imagination and Stagnation; Global and Labor Concerns; Consumers and the Economy; Observations and Inspirations; Political Games and Shames. Also includes Index, as well as information about the Author. Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform. He came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of the best-selling book Unsafe at Any Speed, an influential critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers. Following the publication of Unsafe at Any Speed, Nader led a group of volunteer law students in an investigation of the Federal Trade Commission, leading to that agency's overhaul and reform. Nader's activism has been directly credited with the passage of consumer protection legislation including the Clean Water Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Ralph Nader is one of America's most controversial and uncompromising public figures. He is a man on a mission who believes that taking on the powers that be involves more than just talking about it, it also means taking action. From car safety in the 1960s to opposition to the World Trade Organization in the 1990s, Nader 's work has increased government responsiveness to citizens, served as a check against the abuse of power by big business, and shaped the political consciousness of a nation. Nader 's sense of mission is infused in all of his work, especially his weekly columns. In Pursuit of Justice, a collection of Nader 's most recent, trenchant articles written in the years immediately following the publication of The Ralph Nader Reader, Nader addresses a broad array of issues, among them: corporate crime and power, government accountability, media control, consumer rights, healthcare, congressional reform, nuclear power and energy, racial discrimination, poverty, food and drug safety, air and water pollution, fair taxation, product liability protection, union democracy, living family wage, unfair lending practices, community radio, industrial hemp, banking, pension law, telecommunications and the importance of character. Nader has even sponsored consumer initiatives to reform university governance, educational testing, daily newspapers, women's health care, legal services, and professional sports all of which are reflected in these sharp and sometimes humorous essays. As informative as it is pleasurable to read, section after section of In Pursuit of Justice slices through government and corporate propaganda and reveals the corruption, bias and injustice that all too often connect politics with big business, thereby impeding the pursuit of justice. Collecting more than one hundred of his most recent writings, In Pursuit of Justice conveys Nader's inimitable sense of both the global political economy and our nation's democratic promise.