No fear [[electronic resource] ] : a whistleblower's triumph over corruption and retaliation at the EPA / / Marsha Coleman-Adebayo ; foreword by Noam Chomsky ; afterword by Walter Fauntroy

• Autore: Coleman-Adebayo Marsha
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, Ill., : Lawrence Hill Books, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (498 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7092; B
• Soggetto topico: Political scientists - United States; African American political scientists; Whistle blowing - United States; Vanadium industry - Corrupt practices - South Africa; Social responsibility of business
• Altri autori: ChomskyNoam FauntroyWalter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Back Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Welcome to EPA: Consider Yourself an Honorary White Man; 2 The Fourth UN World Conference on Women, Beijing: "Call Me Bella"; 3 Ultimatum to Public Service; 4 The Gore-Mbeki Commission: The Sound That Freedom Makes; 5 Alexandra: The Sacrifice Zone; 6 Who Are You Calling a Necklacer?; "Sleep"; 7 Why Waste MIT on People Like That?; 8 My Name Is Jacob Ngakane; 9 Back to MIT; 10 Breathing College Air; 11 Barnard College: The Path Sisters Take; 12 MIT: The Vortex of Minds and Hearts ; 13 Ethiopia: The Good Mother14 Retaliation at EPA; 15 Something Deeper Than Words; "Something Deeper Than Words"; 16 President of the United States: The Playbook; 17 Last Obstacle to the End Run; "Love Will Bring Me Forth"; 18 Yes, Clarice; "The Sacrifice Zone"; 19 The 1998 Trip to South Africa: My Tongue Is Green; "The Registry of Man"; 20 Death Threats and Missed Opportunities; 21 Coleman-Adebayo v. Carol M. Browner; 22 Betrayal Is Best Served Cold; 23 Discrimination or Disappointment?; "Waiting"; 24 The Verdict; 25 Can You Hear Me?; 26 Behind Closed Doors: The Browner-NAACP Meeting ; 27 Congressional Hearings: Intolerance at EPA"Today I'm Gray"; 28 A Call to History; 29 Journey to No Fear; 30 Al Sharpton: The X Factor; 31 Vanadium; 32 Breathing African Air; Postscript: Giants and Grasshoppers; "Like a Landscape from the Book of Time"; Afterword; Endnotes; Bibliography; Appendix: Legislative Stages to the No FEAR Public Law; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Retracing the steps of the first civil rights and whistleblower act of the 21st century, this chronicle follows young, black, MIT-educated social scientist Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, shortly after she landed her dream job at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The account illustrates how the author attempted to convince the government to investigate allegations surrounding a multinational corporation, suspecting that they were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of South Africans who were mining vanadium?a vital strategic minera
• Titolo autorizzato: No fear
• ISBN: 1-56976-937-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790631603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II