Consumers Union was founded in 1936, when Ralph Nader was not yet two years old. Ralph Nader was on the board for a while but resigned in 1975 because it focuse

Consumers Union was founded in 1936, when Ralph Nader was not yet two years old. Ralph Nader was on the board for a while but resigned in 1975 because it focused on product testing rather than advocacy. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A07E6DC1F3CE034BC4B51DFBE66838E669EDE http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A07E6DC1F3C...