Ralph Nader is an author, a lecturer, an attorney, and an American political activist in areas of consumer and worker protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. He is the bestselling author of many books, includingUnsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers. 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.Nader is a four-time candidate for president of the United States, having run as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000 and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.
"Praise for Ralph Nader: ""Nader is one of America’s most effective social critics.""―Forbes ""The U.S.'s toughest customer.""--Time ""America’s most tenacious corporate-dragon slayer.”―Washington Independent Review of Books ""Ralph Nader is without a doubt the most dedicated, fearless, and intelligent citizen crusader America has ever been fortunate enough to have in our midst.""―Nomi Prins, author, All the Presidents' Bankers ""I read Ralph Nader for the same reasons that I read Tom Paine. He knows what he thinks, says what he means, and his courage is a lesson for us all.”―Lewis Lapham, author of Gag Rule and Age of Folly “For a half century Ralph Nader has said what he thinks, written what he believes, and told it like it is—even to presidents.”--Robert B. Reich, chancellor’s professor of public policy, University of California at Berkeley, and former US secretary of labor “Since the Progressive era, Ralph Nader has done more than anyone else to protect American consumers. With this utopian fantasy, he shows us how good he thinks things could be.”--Warren Beatty “Ralph Nader is our indispensable voice of outrage against corporate corruption, greed, invasion of privacy, and abuse of power.”--James Galbraith, author of Created Unequal: The Crisis in American Pay “When I was a kid I had three heroes: Batman, Spiderman, and Ralph Nader. He’s a people’s superhero.”--Winona Duke, co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network "