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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Mass Torts/Politics & the Media

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Ralph welcomes Professor Elizabeth Burch to talk about her work researching how a certain mechanism in the civil justice system called Multi-District Litigation (MDL) is undermining your constitutional right to have your day in court. Then, Professor Jane Hall stops by to discuss the state of the media in her new book, “Politics and the Media: Intersections and New Directions.”


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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, mark your calendars because on October 17th,

0:03.4

that's a Sunday, we're having a Congress Club virtual town hall.

0:07.6

Ralph David and I want to hear your stories and share strategies to keep holding Congress

0:12.9

accountable.

0:13.9

So if you're a Congress Club member, look out for an invitation from us.

0:17.4

And if you're not a member, become a member.

0:20.1

Go to nator.org to sign up and join the Congress Club.

0:24.1

It's the Ralph Nator radio hour.

0:29.1

Stand up, stand up, you've been sitting way too long.

0:37.6

Welcome to the Ralph Nator radio hour.

0:39.1

My name is Steve Scrovan, along with my co-host David Feldman.

0:42.4

Hello, David.

0:43.4

Good morning.

0:44.4

And the man of the hour, Ralph Nator, hello, Ralph.

0:48.4

The unique hour is going to be, listeners.

0:51.0

I don't think you've ever heard what we're going to cover today.

0:54.2

So true, Ralph.

0:55.2

We have spoken a lot on this show about how corporate power, whether through forced arbitration,

1:01.6

or all the other subtle restrictions contained in fine print contracts, has closed the door

1:06.3

for ordinary people to have their day in court.

1:09.3

These are all ways to force you to settle your legitimate complaint for far less than you

1:13.2

deserve, or to discourage you from even making a claim.

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