People's warrior : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights
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People's warrior : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press , Rowman & Littlefield, c2011
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People's warrior
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Foreword by Ralph Nader
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index
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内容説明
It is hard to believe that there was a time, not long ago, when there was no right to obtain government information, no protection against hazards in children's toys and other consumer products, no federal safety standards for motor vehicles, and no insurance to protect an investors' money and securities in brokerage accounts. These and other consumer rights were created only after fierce political battles in the decade between 1966 and 1976. People's Warrior is the untold story of that era and one of its towering leaders, Congressman John Moss. Based on previously undisclosed materials and interviews with key players of the time People's Warrior tells the story of a stormy decade in America, one in which key laws, such as the Freedom of Information Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act were enacted by Congress, despite overwhelming political opposition. It is also the improbable story of one man's life and determination. Moss fought for twelve years, against three presidents and at times his own party, for a freedom of information law that has stood the test of time and been copied around the world. Although at first stymied by special interests, he won sweeping consumer protection reforms. He went on to challenge Wall Street in an intense battle to enact major new investor protection laws. What happened to Moss and his progressive agenda in later decades, and what the future may bring for that agenda, make up the final part of this compelling story of a man and an era.
目次
1 Acknowledgments 2 Foreword 3 Prologue: The Consumer Decade 4 1. Troubled Roots: A Little Town in the Valley 5 2. Dangerous Ground: The California Assembly 6 3. I Went to Bed a Loser: The Road to Congress 7 4. The People's Right to Know: A Distant Shore 8 5. The Freedom of Information Act: The Perilous Journey 9 6. The Product Safety Act: Consumer as Guinea Pig 10 7. Reviving the Federal Trade Commission: The Magnuson-Moss Act 11 8. Investor Protection: Breaking Wall Street's Monopoly 12 9. Cars, Chemicals, and Arab Oil: Changing Times 13 10. Consumer Protection in Retreat: Two Crushing Defeats 14 11. Freedom of Information Today: The Torture Memos 15 Epilogue: The Legacy
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