Everybody, thanks for joining us, i am robert weissman, president of Public Citizens. We are here for a conversation about Rena Steinzors nuke wonderful book why not jail industrial companies, corporate malfeasance, and government inactio inaction, Rena Steinzor will speak for about half an hour and then Russel Mokhiber and i will talk about Rena Steinzors book and her remarks and we will open it up for discussion. The first step before we dive in, the starting point of the conversation is to recognize our country has an epidemic of corporate crime, abuse, and violence which we all suffer. Is evident in the financial crash that cost our country 22 million, above bp oil spill, worst environmental disaster in the nations history arguably, numerous food safety crises and disasters to kill dozens routinely, new england, pounding pharmacy scandal, Workplace Safety and health issues, work places across the country on a daily basis and much more and you have to step back and say we as a count
Executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal investigation into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Under the deal General Motors , agreed to pay 900 million as
Amy federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal probe into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Gm will pay 900 million but no executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to
Amy federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal probe into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Gm will pay 900 million but no executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to
Who was sort of the artist, and sort of the oppositions between this man, and this tyrant niro and how he tried to survive in that time period while being on the on the other hand a. Senior adviser to nero and it was a very tricky business. A great piece of roman history. A very easy and great reading. So thats my Summer Reading for now and i hope to be back next year with an equal number of recommendations. Book tv wants to know what you are reading this summer. Post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. And now in book tv rinna rrvecion Rena Steinzor. Everybody thank you for joining us. Im president of Public Citizen. Here here for a conversation about Rena Steinzor about why not jail. Rena is going to talk and i will have some comments ond renas books and remarks and we will open it up for a discussion. I think maybe for a step back from where rena is going to dive it, recognize our country has an epidemic of corporate crime, abuse and violence from which we all suffer. Its