Allison Stanger, J. Robert Hunter, Getting Steamed
Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Ralph Nader
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2015
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Ralph talks to Professor Allison Stanger about her book One Nation Under Contract and how private contractors have become an integral part of our foreign policy. We also talk to Bob Hunter, insurance director of the Consumer Federation of America, who warns us about the latest scam that may be affecting your auto insurance rates. Plus, Ralph tells us how you should be "getting steamed."
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| 0:00.0 | From the K-P-F-K studios in Southern California, |
| 0:03.6 | it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. |
| 0:05.9 | Stand up, stand up. |
| 0:07.9 | You've been sitting great to long. Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. I'm Steve Scrovan along with David Feldman and of course the man of the hour Ralph Nader |
| 0:25.0 | We have another very provocative show for you today. We're gonna be talking to the Consumer Federation of America's |
| 0:31.8 | J Robert Hunter about how you might be getting ripped off on your |
| 0:35.6 | car insurance. Shocking as that may seem. That's for later in the show, but first we're |
| 0:40.2 | going to talk about a topic that we've touched on a number of times with |
| 0:43.2 | Ralph and that is private contractors and the military and today we have an |
| 0:48.6 | absolute expert someone who has literally written a book on the topic. |
| 0:53.2 | So David, tell us about our first guest. |
| 0:55.8 | Our guest is Allison Stanger. |
| 0:57.5 | She is the professor of international politics |
| 1:00.2 | and economics at Middlebury College. |
| 1:02.4 | Her most recent book is One Nation Under Contract, |
| 1:05.6 | The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy. |
| 1:10.3 | Professor Stanger has published numerous op-eds and testified before |
| 1:14.0 | various congressional committees on this topic and we are delighted to have her with |
| 1:18.6 | us in studio. Professor Stanger, welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. |
| 1:23.0 | Thanks so much. It's great to be here. |
| 1:25.0 | And welcome from me, Professor Stanger. |
| 1:28.0 | It just so happens that today, as we're taping the show, |
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