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There are problems with this constructive and upbeat vision, to be sure. It's not clear from Grieder's formulation how a new wave of media-inspired citizen activists will be any different from the old wave (Nader's Raiders, say, or even the Moral Majority) which has ossified into plain old special interest group politics. Grieder also doesn't assess the practical likelihood of the "reinvention" of news reporting, a revolution that seems unlikely given the growing economic constraints on newspapers and the inherent time limitations of network news shows. Still Grieder rightly observes, "American democracy is in trouble...
...candidates. Others, such as the AFL-CIO, are supporting neither. The Democrat clearly has favor with Blacks and students, two of Connecticut's significant constituent groups. But at the same time, he cannot risk placing himself too much to Weicker's left. A former disciple of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, Moffett has had problems in the past with his own party's bosses, and, against a surprisingly well-funded Weicker, he needs all the support...
...solution but, as a Republican in the Republican-controlled Senate, part of the problem: Moffett's own liberal credentials on both economic and social issues are letter-perfect, and his sharp criticism of Administration policies has given him a high profile in the House. An earnest former Nader Raider who came to the House as part of the reform-bent class of '74 in Watergate's wake, he asserts that Reaganomics is "cruel and destructive." He contends that the defense budget must be substantially cut. While depicting Weicker as hopelessly isolated, Moffett constantly stresses the argument that...
Within three months, however, the promise turned to peril. Several consumer organizations, including Ralph Nader's Health Research Group, went to court seeking a ban on the drug as an "imminent danger." Last week, spurred by reports that 72 Oraflex takers had died and hundreds had been injured in Britain and the U.S., Lilly said that it was recalling all supplies of the drug. Earlier that day Britain's Health Ministry suspended the supply and promotion of the drug for 90 days "on grounds of safety." Meanwhile U.S. officials were considering whether to prosecute the giant international drug...
...syndrome follows in the wake of viral illnesses, causing vomiting and high fevers and, in about a quarter of the cases, coma and death. The connection between aspirin and Reye's syndrome has been the subject of recent controversy. The Health Research Group, an offshoot of the Ralph Nader organization, is seeking a federal court order to require warning labels on aspirin bottles. Aspirin manufacturers insist that studies linking their product to the disease are flawed. "We have a lot more to learn about aspirin and Reye's," admits Dr. M. Harry Jennison, director of the A.A.P...