Ralph invites longtime colleague, Joan Claybrook, to the program to help him pay tribute to the work of the legendary, Michael Pertschuk, an individual responsible for an enormous amount of landmark, lifesaving consumer legislation.
Yes, Claire Nader, yes ---this IS such an auspicious age! If you may allow me:
In public 5th grade (circa 1965) I so loved the general science teaching -what little we were covering---Why imagine photosynthesis! How magnesium centered chlorophyll molecule could IMPOUND photons of sunlight to make the basic "candy (essential sugars) of Life--that all other natural forces could be explored, and that we may, if we ask the exact right questions, find that Nature may answer through testing and further questions.... Or historical thinking engaged--why was that Stamp Act such a fundamental in our previous Tory-Revolutionary -Tribal /Colonial America? --- but my "always raised hand" Twas to gladly answer Teacher's questions (because I saw interesting answers) but was literally laughed at by a small group of "The Boys" who also projected their hostility like a silent gag order on the rest of my albeit variously interested fellow classmates! Don't answer was their law.
But my grandmother & mother put further curriculum before me--like Issac Asimov's lucid science writings/short essays and off I went. Next, with the help of my dad, we built a very small basement lab to explore the "Study of Changes" as the Chinese refer to that dreaded subject chemistry...my chore's allowance bought me basics- chemicals & some glassware--this was all just as tv was taking over the earth with its later Vietnam stopping ability (as information catalyst) or its baby-sitting mind-dimming aspect and as science unleashed subjects developed for the research of rich powerful manipulating-so IT flew over our collective heads. Rock music went wild - many just needed to escape --Not much later, as our digital souls were being threaded for better faster bigger business ability or of course for best "Defense-Offense" military control.... or for special effects ---so science strayed far from that Cavendish (look him up) dedication for pure research for research's sake and now, Voila: we must have B-21 Stealth Fighter Bombers 'cause China is heading toward 1500 nuclear nightmare stockpile etc and so the Life-Death dance continues....SO! we must engage our developing persons to envision their/our/future civilization from different /clashing views and retain some coherent rock-solid Private Law like what Lord Moulton had distilled in his" Obedience to the Unenforceable"---how we "behave" when no one's looking-like that dollar bill someone just unknowingly dropped, or magnitudes more: how we greed each other out because "This is my earth"
The " trick" is how " The Boys", we all encounter endlessly, might be shown/liberated/changed a little
to want to join their voices and powers to we hope a better collective "ours" (because we need all the help we can get) -- and what you did, happily engaging & dialoguing with small folk /parents on importunate waiting lines, is a basic action plan we gladly may follow...reach "The Boys" and "The Girls" who thrill being so lost in cell phonic artificial bliss and who won't see IT coming
Please note(I realize a bit off- subject) this important (baby steps but essential protection legislation! ) as detailed by non-profit Community Service Society of NY about a new NY law reported in local Newsday:
"CSS Applauds Governor for Signing Critical Medical Debt Protection into Law"
No more liens on our houses! WOW--if you think for a minute about this & also the wage garnishing and then be aware of how many liens ---50,000 liens in the past 5 years!!! Well, this is so welcome, and should this not be FEDERAL ??? Why won't Reps & Dems & Indys produce/pass similar or better essential protection? We're aware ,thanks to RN(!)-how Corporates' utter resistance is to this whole concept ,but heck, somethin' happened finally Tim Donnelly Medford NY
I like what Nader said with the “ dis- advantage for medical care! It should be we help all people destroyed to live a life in misery ! It is called “ United States of Misery” USM instead of the USA that is being torn into shreds for our own Constitution of Rights ,,,, oh yeah, that’s what the paper was written on Strong Hemp ! And I now have a Trmatic Brain Injury (TBI) 2 strokes and 1 eyeball blind and the Right side of my body is numb for 8 years now. I also drove a Cdl-a with a (Reefer trailer) through 48 states , but i am also the 2 of 4 of my family who have type-1 (independent) for my shots which is 20,000 grand a year for this disease ! I just haves a grind with healthcare for all with Jimmy dore during the I’ll gain’s for the 1 percent that controls all of us! We are the Tyranny ! Wake up everybody,,wake up ! I think we all need to question ourselves before we think!
Yes, Claire Nader, yes ---this IS such an auspicious age! If you may allow me:
In public 5th grade (circa 1965) I so loved the general science teaching -what little we were covering---Why imagine photosynthesis! How magnesium centered chlorophyll molecule could IMPOUND photons of sunlight to make the basic "candy (essential sugars) of Life--that all other natural forces could be explored, and that we may, if we ask the exact right questions, find that Nature may answer through testing and further questions.... Or historical thinking engaged--why was that Stamp Act such a fundamental in our previous Tory-Revolutionary -Tribal /Colonial America? --- but my "always raised hand" Twas to gladly answer Teacher's questions (because I saw interesting answers) but was literally laughed at by a small group of "The Boys" who also projected their hostility like a silent gag order on the rest of my albeit variously interested fellow classmates! Don't answer was their law.
But my grandmother & mother put further curriculum before me--like Issac Asimov's lucid science writings/short essays and off I went. Next, with the help of my dad, we built a very small basement lab to explore the "Study of Changes" as the Chinese refer to that dreaded subject chemistry...my chore's allowance bought me basics- chemicals & some glassware--this was all just as tv was taking over the earth with its later Vietnam stopping ability (as information catalyst) or its baby-sitting mind-dimming aspect and as science unleashed subjects developed for the research of rich powerful manipulating-so IT flew over our collective heads. Rock music went wild - many just needed to escape --Not much later, as our digital souls were being threaded for better faster bigger business ability or of course for best "Defense-Offense" military control.... or for special effects ---so science strayed far from that Cavendish (look him up) dedication for pure research for research's sake and now, Voila: we must have B-21 Stealth Fighter Bombers 'cause China is heading toward 1500 nuclear nightmare stockpile etc and so the Life-Death dance continues....SO! we must engage our developing persons to envision their/our/future civilization from different /clashing views and retain some coherent rock-solid Private Law like what Lord Moulton had distilled in his" Obedience to the Unenforceable"---how we "behave" when no one's looking-like that dollar bill someone just unknowingly dropped, or magnitudes more: how we greed each other out because "This is my earth"
The " trick" is how " The Boys", we all encounter endlessly, might be shown/liberated/changed a little
to want to join their voices and powers to we hope a better collective "ours" (because we need all the help we can get) -- and what you did, happily engaging & dialoguing with small folk /parents on importunate waiting lines, is a basic action plan we gladly may follow...reach "The Boys" and "The Girls" who thrill being so lost in cell phonic artificial bliss and who won't see IT coming
Tim Donnelly just a Little Wrong Islander
Please note(I realize a bit off- subject) this important (baby steps but essential protection legislation! ) as detailed by non-profit Community Service Society of NY about a new NY law reported in local Newsday:
"CSS Applauds Governor for Signing Critical Medical Debt Protection into Law"
or here is the betterCSS site summary:
https://www.cssny.org/news/entry/css-applauds-governor-for-signing-critical-medical-debt-protection-into-law
No more liens on our houses! WOW--if you think for a minute about this & also the wage garnishing and then be aware of how many liens ---50,000 liens in the past 5 years!!! Well, this is so welcome, and should this not be FEDERAL ??? Why won't Reps & Dems & Indys produce/pass similar or better essential protection? We're aware ,thanks to RN(!)-how Corporates' utter resistance is to this whole concept ,but heck, somethin' happened finally Tim Donnelly Medford NY
Hannah is an excellent addition to the show. Her questions and comments are always thoughtful. I like her voice too.
I like what Nader said with the “ dis- advantage for medical care! It should be we help all people destroyed to live a life in misery ! It is called “ United States of Misery” USM instead of the USA that is being torn into shreds for our own Constitution of Rights ,,,, oh yeah, that’s what the paper was written on Strong Hemp ! And I now have a Trmatic Brain Injury (TBI) 2 strokes and 1 eyeball blind and the Right side of my body is numb for 8 years now. I also drove a Cdl-a with a (Reefer trailer) through 48 states , but i am also the 2 of 4 of my family who have type-1 (independent) for my shots which is 20,000 grand a year for this disease ! I just haves a grind with healthcare for all with Jimmy dore during the I’ll gain’s for the 1 percent that controls all of us! We are the Tyranny ! Wake up everybody,,wake up ! I think we all need to question ourselves before we think!