Richard Grossman | |
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Born | August 10, 1943 |
Died | November 22, 2011 |
Occupation(s) | Author, Lecturer |
Richard L. Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was best known for his work challenging the legality of corporate authority.[1] According to Ralph Nader he 'pioneered the rediscovery of American corporate charter history'.[2] He was the former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA,[3] founder of Environmentalists for Full Employment, and former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).[4] He was co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation and Fear at Work. He lectured and organized widely on issues of corporate power, environmental justice, labor rights, and democracy.[5]
Grossman attended Columbia University, graduating in 1965.[6] 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.[7]
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