Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader (/ˈneɪdər/, Arabic: 'رالف نادر; born February 27, 1934)[4][5] is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.[6]\
Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, an New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century.[7]
Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.
Nader was born in Winsted, Connecticut. His parents, Nathra and Rose (née Bouziane) Nader, were immigrants from Lebanon[8] and members of the Rûm-Antiochite Greek Orthodox minority.
Nader graduated from The Gilbert School, a private post secondary school in Winsted, Connecticut, in 1951. He then enrolled and was accepted into Princeton University, with the university offering him a scholarship; though his father turned it away, saying that it should go to a student who couldn't afford tuition.[10] Nader graduated with an A.B. magna cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1955.[11] Nader then went on to Harvard Law School, where he received his LL.B. in 1958.[12]
After serving six months on active duty in the United States Army in 1959, he was admitted to the bar and started practice as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut. He was an assistant professor of history and government at the University of Hartford from 1961 to 1963.
In 1964, Nader moved to Washington, D.C., where he was appointed as a political aide to the Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel
Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, an New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century.[7]
Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.
Nader was born in Winsted, Connecticut. His parents, Nathra and Rose (née Bouziane) Nader, were immigrants from Lebanon[8] and members of the Rûm-Antiochite Greek Orthodox minority.
Nader graduated from The Gilbert School, a private post secondary school in Winsted, Connecticut, in 1951. He then enrolled and was accepted into Princeton University, with the university offering him a scholarship; though his father turned it away, saying that it should go to a student who couldn't afford tuition.[10] Nader graduated with an A.B. magna cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1955.[11] Nader then went on to Harvard Law School, where he received his LL.B. in 1958.[12]
After serving six months on active duty in the United States Army in 1959, he was admitted to the bar and started practice as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut. He was an assistant professor of history and government at the University of Hartford from 1961 to 1963.
In 1964, Nader moved to Washington, D.C., where he was appointed as a political aide to the Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel