Richard L. Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was best known for his work challenging the legality of corporate authority.[1] According to Ralph Nader he 'pioneered the rediscovery of American corporate charter history'.[2] He was the former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA,[3] founder of Environmentalists for Full Employment, and former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).[4] He was co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation and Fear at Work. He lectured and organized widely on issues of corporate power, environmental justice, labor rights, and democracy.[5]
Richard Grossman | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1943 |
| Died | November 22, 2011 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Lecturer |
Grossman attended Columbia University, graduating in 1965.[6] He then served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Nation, November 29, 2011
- ^ Ralph Nader (1 April 2007). Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender. St. Martin's Press. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-1-4299-7852-1.
- ^ New York Times, October 12, 1985
- ^ POCLAD
- ^ Philip Shabecoff (26 September 2012). A Fierce Green Fire: The American Environmental Movement. Island Press. pp. 235–. ISBN 978-1-59726-759-5.
- ^ Columbia University: Richard Grossman ’65, Anti-Corporation Activist
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
Further reading
edit- Charles Derber, Corporation Nation: How Corporations Are Taking Over Our Lives -- And What We Can Do about It, St. Martin's Press, 1998. ISBN 0-312-19288-6
- Ralph W. Estes & Ralph Nader, Taking Back the Corporation: A Mad as Hell Guide. ISBN 1-56025-787-3
- Ted Nace, Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy, Barrett-Koehler, 2005. ISBN 1-57675-319-0
- Dean Ritz (ed.), Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy: A Book of History & Strategies. ISBN 1-891843-10-9
External links
edit- Lecture: Richard Grossman "Defining the Corporation, Defining Ourselves"
- Model Amici Curiae Brief to Eliminate Corporate Rights
- Interview with Richard Grossman - Bad Link
- Conniff Interview with Richard Grossman
- Barsamian interview, Challenging Corp Power
- In Memoriam: Richard Grossman 1943-2011
- Richard L. Grossman Obituary
- Full Employment: A Solution for the Job Blackmail problem