Richard L. Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was best known for his work challenging the legality of corporate authority. According to Ralph Nader he 'pioneered the rediscovery of American corporate charter history'. He was the former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA,New York Times, October 12, 1985 founder of Environmentalists for Full Employment, and former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).POCLAD 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.
Grossman attended Columbia University, graduating in 1965.Columbia University: Richard Grossman ’65, Anti-Corporation Activist 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."Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
See also Corporate personhood
References
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. Ralph W. Estes & Ralph Nader, Taking Back the Corporation: A Mad as Hell Guide. Ted Nace, Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy, Barrett-Koehler, 2005. Dean Ritz (ed.), Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy: A Book of History & Strategies.
External links Lecture: Richard Grossman "Defining the Corporation, Defining Ourselves" Model Amici Curiae Brief to Eliminate Corporate Rights Interview with Richard Grossman - Bad Link Conniff Interview with Richard Grossman Barsamian interview, Challenging Corp Power In Memoriam: Richard Grossman 1943-2011 Richard L. Grossman Obituary Full Employment: A Solution for the Job Blackmail problem