Lethal But Legal

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Lethal But Legal has scholarly merit and marshals compelling evidence to support its central thesis. * Bonnie Stabile, George Mason University; World Medical and Health Policy * Freudenberg details how six industries * food and beverage, tobacco, alcohol, firearms, pharmaceutical, and automotiveuse pretty much the same playbook to defend the sales of health-threatening products. This playbook, largely developed by the tobacco industry, disregards human health and poses greater threats to our existence than any communicable disease you can name.New York Times * A reservoir of constructive indignation that can arouse all Americans who adhere to basic human values. * Ralph Nader * Freudenberg lays out the labyrinth of connections between corporate misbehavior and the health of the world, then and gives a roadmap to fix it. I love this book. * Cheryl G. Healton, Director, NYU Global Institute of Public Health; former President and CEO, American Legacy Foundation * After documenting how multinational corporations manipulate us into hyperconsumption, this book goes on to identify the strategies we can, together, use to liberate ourselves. * Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham * Freudenberg brings clarity to our understanding of these fundamental determinants of population health in a way that no one else has. * Sandro Galea, Dean, Boston University School of Public Health * A richly detailed account of how corporate power has been used to corrupt health and well-being, along with excellent advice on what readers can do about it. * Kirkus * An exceptionally detailed and thought-provoking historical profile of how corporations have risen to power and maintained their influence in the shaping of our societies. * The Lancet * Provides an advocate's perspective on how industry shapes health, and in Freudenberg's words, 'This is something not only to think about, but to rant about.' * Health Affairs *