Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. His latest book is The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future. Other recent books include, The Seventeen Traditions: Lessons from an American Childhood, Getting Steamed to Overcome Corporatism: Build It Together to Win, and "Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us" (a novel).
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Views Friday, April 20, 2018 Bill Curry on the Move Against Public Corruption Bill Curry is wondering why corruption is the center of debate or upheaval in every country but ours. He writes that , “Hardly a week goes by without a front-page report of a government toppled or convulsed by corruption scandals .” Why not our country? Reasons abound. One is that corruption has... Read more |
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Views Friday, April 06, 2018 Degrading Newspapers’ Business Sections It’s alarming that there are far fewer media outlets for consumer protection news and features than there were thirty years ago. Recall the huge Phil Donahue Show, the regional radio show and TV news shows, the television networks and syndicated radio shows that would report and interview consumer... Read more |
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Views Thursday, March 29, 2018 Stopping War Pusher John Bolton, Trump’s Choice for National “Insecurity” Advisor John Bolton’s career of pushing for bombing countries like Iran and North Korea, and his having played an active role in the Bush/Cheney regime’s criminal war of aggression that destroyed Iraq, makes him a clear and present danger to our country and world peace. He is about to become Donald Trump’s... Read more |
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Views Friday, March 23, 2018 Ten Million Americans Could Bring H.R. 676 into Reality Land—Relief for Anxiety, Dread and Fear Polls show that over 125 million adults in our country already favor full Medicare for all, with free choice of doctor and hospital without stifling networks. I say ‘already’ because, as of yet, there is no major national campaign underway showing that an ‘everybody in, nobody out’ system of health... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, March 07, 2018 Heritage’s Corporate Lobby Inside Trump’s Government is Not the People’s Heritage The Heritage Foundation, with an annual budget nearing $90 million a year (including over $1 million for the salary of its president), calls itself conservative, but more often than not it practices the kind of corporatism dear to the impulses of President Trump. The Washington-based “think tank/... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Experts for the People—Shut Out by the Mass Media Ever wonder how the television, radio and newspaper people select whom they are going to interview or get quotes from when they are reporting the news or producing a feature? I do. What I’ve learned is that they go to guests that are connected with the established powers—such as think tanks in... Read more |
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Views Friday, February 02, 2018 The Paradox of Equal Justice Almost every day, entertainment, sports, media, political and even some business organizations are jettisoning their top officials and incumbents after reported accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assaults of their subordinates. They’re not waiting for prosecutors, courts or regulators to... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Twitter Rock Star Obama’s Silence Must Delight Trump Former President Barack Obama continues to mystify his supporters. He is watching his successor tear down what they see as his administration’s hard-earned initiatives to protect the people’s health, safety and economic well-being, while twisting Washington toward more coddled, tax-subsidized... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, January 09, 2018 Working on Empathy and Other Concerns: An Open Letter to Donald Trump Dear President Trump, Let us all wish and work for a peaceful and just New Year. The American people are spending a significant amount of time observing and thinking about your presidency and its robust tweeting operation as President. Three areas of interest and concern comprise this letter’s... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, January 03, 2018 Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash “Sorry we’re not taking cash or checks,” said the clerk at the Fed Ex counter over a decade ago to an intern. “Only credit cards.” Since then, the relentless intensification of coercive commercialism has been moving toward a cashless economy, when all consumers are incarcerated within a prison of... Read more |