Ramtin Arablouei

Almost 50% of the U.S. 's tap water could contain forever chemicals, which have been linked to certain cancers and decreased fertility.

So it's worth revisiting the question that Ralph Nader and the consumer movement posed for all of us. What kind of government do we want? And what role do we play in it?

So it's worth revisiting the question that Ralph Nader and the consumer movement posed for all of us. What kind of government do we want? And what role do we play in it?

So it's worth revisiting the question that Ralph Nader and the consumer movement posed for all of us. What kind of government do we want? And what role do we play in it?

How much of it do you think has to do with the zeitgeist, the culture at that time in the 1960s and 70s, where there was a kind of what we would call now a kind of punk rock, anti-establishment, we're tired of tradition, we're trying to push through and create a new world culture, right? Because to me, it feels like I didn't grow up as a millennial.

How much of it do you think has to do with the zeitgeist, the culture at that time in the 1960s and 70s, where there was a kind of what we would call now a kind of punk rock, anti-establishment, we're tired of tradition, we're trying to push through and create a new world culture, right? Because to me, it feels like I didn't grow up as a millennial.

How much of it do you think has to do with the zeitgeist, the culture at that time in the 1960s and 70s, where there was a kind of what we would call now a kind of punk rock, anti-establishment, we're tired of tradition, we're trying to push through and create a new world culture, right? Because to me, it feels like I didn't grow up as a millennial.

I didn't grow up with that similar kind of broader culture. There's a lot more cynicism now towards what is capable of being done, how much change can actually be made. How much of it had to do with the culture of that time?

I didn't grow up with that similar kind of broader culture. There's a lot more cynicism now towards what is capable of being done, how much change can actually be made. How much of it had to do with the culture of that time?

I didn't grow up with that similar kind of broader culture. There's a lot more cynicism now towards what is capable of being done, how much change can actually be made. How much of it had to do with the culture of that time?

Paul Sabin says Nader's legacy is complicated, and not just because of his political ambitions.

Paul Sabin says Nader's legacy is complicated, and not just because of his political ambitions.

Paul Sabin says Nader's legacy is complicated, and not just because of his political ambitions.

By becoming the nation's critic, he also helped to sow a mistrust in the government that Reagan seized on, and which we live with today.

By becoming the nation's critic, he also helped to sow a mistrust in the government that Reagan seized on, and which we live with today.

By becoming the nation's critic, he also helped to sow a mistrust in the government that Reagan seized on, and which we live with today.

So, where do we go from here?

So, where do we go from here?

So, where do we go from here?

And I'm Ramtin Adablui. And you've been listening to ThruLine from NPR.