Choosing the Public Interest
Essays From the First Public Interest Research Group
Center for Public Interest Research (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2023
194 pages
979-8-9894407-1-9 (ISBN)
Description
They blazed new trails for people seeking a better world. These are their stories.
In 1970, a group of young people chose to take their values to work at a new sort of profession. They formed the Public Interest Research Group, a nonpartisan, nonprofit voice for consumers, taxpayers, open and honest government, and the environment.
Working under the renowned consumer advocate Ralph Nader, they helped prove it's possible to make real and lasting improvements in the lives of millions of Americans-and make an honest, and modest, living doing it. Now they are sharing their stories to challenge young people today and tomorrow to make the pursuit of positive social change their life's work too.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Become a Nader Raider
- Change the World & Change Your Life
- The Experience of a Lifetime
- My Path to a Career in Public Service
- Finding my Future
- Accept Your Calling
- Reflections on Our Experiences at Ralph Nader's Public Interest Research Group
- The Foundation of a Life's Work
- My Choice of Public Interest Law and the Journey to PIRG and Beyond
- Working for a Great Visionary
- Afterword from The Public Interest Network
- Appreciation
- About the Authors
