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Nuclear Safety Fallout
Time follows up on a 1996 nuclear safety scandal at Northeast's Millstone Station in Waterford, Connecticut. The story describes how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reacted to the scandal by becoming a more aggressive regulator. A major finding is that, despite appearances, little has changed: more than one hundred commercial regulators in the U.S. continue to operate in noncompliance with their NRC-approved designs.
Tags: safety; Ralph Nader; Critical Mass Energy Project; radioactive fuel; politics; GAO; whistleblowers; business; politics; corporate interests
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A Reporter At Large: Wrong Turn
The New Yorker examines the reasons for "America's slipping record on autosafety," in comparison with road accidents trends in Europe and Australia. The story reveals that a so-called "passive approach," launched in the 1970s, has focused on improving the auto design in order to have crashes without injuries. This has only shifted attention from the driver to the vehicle. The article points to new scientific studies showing the human seeing and memory are selective, which causes fatal drivers' errors.
Tags: traffic fatalities; General Motors; N.H.T.S.A.; safety; drunk driving; Ralph Nader; politics; speeding; William Haddon; collisions; air bags; seat belt; Ford; road accidents; Public Citizen
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Ralph Nader Is Not Sorry
Rolling Stone portrays in depth Ralph Nader as a person and a politician, who is "too busy saving the world." The analysis looks at the role he played in the 2001 presidential elections, and reports on how Nader did "precisely what Democrats had feared," since he snared enough votes to give the Oval Office to George W. Bush. The story also sheds light on Nader's relation to his right-hand man, George Farah, and reveals that the latter may be the person to whom Nader will "pass the torch of activism."
Tags: Green Party; Al Gore; Bill Clinton; White House; elections; federal matching funds; presidential campaign; pollution; environment; auto and highway safety; consumer protection
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Candidate Nader
Mother Jones looks at the life of Ralph Nader on the eve of his run for the presidency on the Green Party ticket and finds out who exactly Nader is and what it is that continues to motivate him
Tags: Politics; Green Party; Ralph Nader
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Perjury and Obstruction of Justice?
CBS News 60 Minutes reported "about the important legal battles between General Motors and plaintiffs in post-collision, fuel-fed fire cases. Through the case of McGee vs. General Motors, we explored the issues of attorney-client privilege, perjury and obstruction of justice."
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Quotes from correspondence, newspaper articles and advertising slogans corroborate assertions by consumer advocate Ralph Nader that insurance industry officials are above the law. In particular, State Farm Insurance Companies, have admitted in writing and print to fraudulent and deceptive practices.
Tags: Dave Futornick; 4 pages
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Forbes magazine exposes the connection between Ralph Nader-affiliated organizations and the plaintiff's bar, with the plaintiff attorneys funneling millions of dollars into Nader entities; claims that Nader is not the selfless "saint" that followers believe him to be, Sept. 17, 1990.