Die Werke dieses Autors konzentrieren sich auf Verbraucherrechte, Humanitarismus, Umweltschutz und demokratische Regierungsführung. Mit ihren Schriften wollen sie zu Aktivismus anregen und sich für bürgerliche Freiheiten einsetzen. Ihre Texte zeichnen sich durch einen dringenden Ton und Aufrufe zu systemischem Wandel aus.
The book offers an inspiring examination of democracy by breaking down the concept of citizenship into distinct roles. It aims to clarify the responsibilities and missions of individuals within a democratic society, encouraging readers to engage in civic participation and activism. Through this exploration, it serves as a motivational call to action for all who seek to understand and fulfill their roles as citizens.
Tools for Displacing the Corporate State and Building a Country That Works for the People
The collection critiques the ineffectiveness of the Democratic Party in countering the Republican agenda, highlighting issues of political and corporate power. Nader praises Canada's healthcare system while celebrating influential figures like Pete Seeger and George S. Hawkins for their contributions to public welfare. He critiques Big Pharma's influence and connects historical insights to modern challenges, urging readers to adopt a proactive stance for societal improvement. Through various essays, Nader aims to inform and mobilize his audience on pressing issues from healthcare to environmental safety.
Highlighting a select group of exceptional CEOs, Ralph Nader showcases leaders like Anita Roddick, Yvon Chouinard, John Bogle, and Andy Shallal, who exemplify the integration of business success with civic responsibility. These mavericks serve as role models for aspiring business professionals and the broader community, illustrating how business can transcend profit to enhance social and environmental well-being. Their careers inspire a vision of what business could achieve in fostering a better world.
Ralph Nader presents seventeen innovative ideas aimed at combating corruption, complacency, and corporate influence in America. As a prominent civic idealist, he emphasizes the urgency for fresh perspectives and bold solutions to address the nation's challenges. Each idea is designed to inspire action and provoke thought, urging citizens to engage in the democratic process and reclaim their rights.
Ralph Nader and his family share recipes inspired by his parents' commitment to the healthy diet of their homeland of Lebanon.
When a reporter breaks the news that "Rats have invaded the toilet bowls" of the halls of Congress, it sparks a national frenzy. Activists see the rats upending "business as usual," and turn the invasion into a symbol against the lobbyists who hold Congress in their sway. A massive citizen uprising follows, which threatens to sweep Congress clean of Wall Street’s chokehold of corruption ― but the corporate titans have ways of fighting back! Gleefully and generously illustrated by famed political cartoonist Mr. Fish, and more than just a story, this is a "how to" guide to effect political change ― from a pied piper who’s done it time and time again.
"In these pages, I have tried to capture some of my family's traditions as I recall them today. . . . Such family traditions challenge the notion that the fads, technologies, how-to manuals, and addictions of modern life have somehow taken the place of the time-tested wisdom fashioned in the crucibles of earlier generations." So writes Ralph Nader in the opening of this delightful and surprising book. Known for his lifetime of activism, Nader looks back in these page to his serene and enriching childhood in small-town Connecticut to reconnect with seventeen key traditions—from listening to learning, patriotism to argument, work to simple enjoyment—that he absorbed from his parents, his siblings, and his community. Warmly human, rich with sensory memories and lasting wisdom, it offers a modern-day parable of how we grow from children into responsible adults—a reminder of how family and friends can teach us how to live in a civil society. The Tradition of Listening The Tradition of Charity The Tradition of Civics The Tradition of Work The Tradition of Patriotism The Tradition of Simple Enjoyment
What if kindness were a prerequisite for many of the things we take for granted in this world, like our institutions? Our legal system? Our schools? Our government? With the help of celebrities, soldiers, politicians, homeless street vendors, political prisoners, activists, and entrepreneurs, I asked for new views of kindness to give it an edge and a vitality that this world sorely misses.The concept of kindness is often perceived as a passive, weak quality. The idea occurred to me to reclaim this word and the meaning of it from those who would suggest that it is merely a quality we should "practice randomly." Kindness should not be random; kindness should be deliberate and bold and aggressive. Real kindness is active and alive. This inspirational gift book seeks to turn the preconception of 'kindness' on its head--to revolutionize our thinking about it and redefine it as a moral and ethical value, and to recognize those unconventional places where it is found.Featuring original contributions from a wide variety of creative individuals Annie Lennox, Wayne Hemingway, Goldie Hawn, Melanie Griffith, Linus Roache, Angelina Jolie, and more . . .Contemporary David Korten, Ralph Nader, Matthew Fox and more . . . John Bird, Charlie Kernaghan and more . . . political prisoners, homeless people, asylum seekers, native-rights activists and more . . .
In this work, outspoken business leader Anita Roddick brings together the voices of some of the most prominent authorities on the phenomenon of Globalization, including Susan George, David Korten and Naomi Klein. Full of images, this book gets right to the heart of the issue, exploding the myths that would have us believe Globalization is a force for good. Covering aspects of the subject as diverse as human rights, the environment, international finance, health, the food we eat and trade, the book combines medium-length articles with quotes, case notes and interviews. This book constitutes a call to action, showing how each and every one of us can take on the corporate.
