Word: naderized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...leading opponent of the raise, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, said Wright's capitulation showed he had realized "that the power of the people is greater than the power of his tyranny in [trying to] close down the House of Representatives until the members got their salary increase...
Wright's survey "exposes members to a charge of lying," said Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate, citing the Associated Press and surveys by his own organization...
...ethical principles are no different than those of Wall Street traders," says Rob Weissman '88-'89, head of Harvard Watch, a group organized by consumer advocate Ralph Nader to monitor the University's investment activities. "Given the experience with the RJR takeover, this might be the ideal time for the University to review its policies...
Critics like Ralph Nader point out that congressional expenses are one of the fastest-growing areas in the federal budget. "Congressional pay is 48% higher than it was in 1980, and now they say they deserve more," charges the consumer advocate. "Our power elite wants to be an economic elite as well." In a report last year, Nader noted that in 1988 Congress spent $1.97 billion just to keep itself going, $220 million more than the previous year...
Carlson found her way to Washington under the inspiration of consumer advocate Ralph Nader. She wrote a book called How to Get Your Car Repaired Without Getting Gypped. The best-selling paperback financed law school and eventually led Carlson to reporting and editing stints at the Washington Weekly, Esquire magazine and the New Republic. Joining TIME last year, Carlson started right off writing about the 1988 campaign, including stories on the presidential conventions. She had, she recalls, no trouble trading law for the fourth estate. "A lawyer works on cases that won't be settled for years," says Carlson. "TIME...