Ralph Nader

The Case Against Free Trade: GATT, NAFTA, and the Globalization of Corporate Power (An Earth Island Press Book)
$16.95
Ralph Nader has always championed causes for the working stiffs and consumers in this country. He uses this book to explain how people of this nation have been sold out by the politicians who've in essence become the lackeys of big business and multi-national corporations. Prime example is current issue of health care. Seems the medical insurance and pharmaceutical companies will inevitably get "health reform" which benefits their pockets as opposed to the American public getting a a national health plan which staves off our inability to afford descent health care.

Corporation Nation: How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It
$17.99
... or you will throw up.
It's that depressing, folks.

Not the book, but what it speaks of.

"Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!"
$27.50
I knew Ralph Nader knew how our system works, but in reading this novel I was amazed at how much he really does know. I learned and laughed as I read this vision of what could happen if indeed some of the super-rich acted. It revived my hope.

No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America
$23.00
No Contest is an extremely well-researched and compelling view of corporate law structure and how it threatens to undermine basic Constitutional rights both subtly and "in the open". Nader and Smith do a fantastic job of documenting and analyzing case studies which reveal the world of power-lawyering and corruption. They give an especially strong case against tort reform and what to watch for in ordinary business transactions.
Since this was released in 1996, I decided to check the Bureau of Justice statistics to see if many of the trends they describe still apply and as of the latest batch of statistics on Civil Justice compiled for review (2005), the trends still hold true today. Obviously we need more than just the Appleseed Foundation to fight for fair and equitable justice in this country...
Great, informative read that every law student and adult U.S. citizen would do well to examine. Five stars was an easy choice for me on this one.