Expandable America — Paul Brodeur

Focusing on the dismal experiences of workers in the asbestos and chemical industries, Mr. Brodeur painstakingly documents how entrenched industry doctors and consultants, allied with key public health officials at various levels of the state and federal governments appeared to be involved in nothing less than a blatant and pervasive effort to suppress and ignore medical information concerning hazardous substances and to prevent effective enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.