Richard Grossman (author)

Richard Grossman
Born August 10, 1943
Died November 22, 2011
Occupation Author, Lecturer

Richard Lee Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was the former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD). He was co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation. He lectured widely on issues of corporate power, law and democracy.

Grossman attended Columbia University, graduating in 1965. 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post

Further reading

  • 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
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