Ramtin Arablouei

Joan Claybrook, looking to get out of government work for a while, believed in Nader and joined.

They started with the Federal Trade Commission.

They started with the Federal Trade Commission.

They started with the Federal Trade Commission.

Then they went after the Food and Drug Administration.

Then they went after the Food and Drug Administration.

Then they went after the Food and Drug Administration.

And kept going all the way to the halls of Congress.

And kept going all the way to the halls of Congress.

And kept going all the way to the halls of Congress.

The driving force of the consumer movement was a reinvigorated view of democracy, where everyone was a consumer and everyone participated. People really responded to this message. Across the country, local consumer groups popped up.

The driving force of the consumer movement was a reinvigorated view of democracy, where everyone was a consumer and everyone participated. People really responded to this message. Across the country, local consumer groups popped up.

The driving force of the consumer movement was a reinvigorated view of democracy, where everyone was a consumer and everyone participated. People really responded to this message. Across the country, local consumer groups popped up.

It wasn't long before Congress began to respond to Ralph Nader and the public's demands for change.

It wasn't long before Congress began to respond to Ralph Nader and the public's demands for change.

It wasn't long before Congress began to respond to Ralph Nader and the public's demands for change.

They got what now might seem like common sense protections passed.

They got what now might seem like common sense protections passed.

They got what now might seem like common sense protections passed.

OSHA. The Clean Air Act. Laws that have made American life healthier and safer. And it wasn't just environmental protections. Nader also fought to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act to increase the public's access to federal data and records.