The Nader Page http://nader.org writings from Ralph Nader Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:24:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Obama: Sweat the Small Stuff for Big Justice http://nader.org/2013/06/12/obama-sweat-the-small-stuff-for-big-justice/ http://nader.org/2013/06/12/obama-sweat-the-small-stuff-for-big-justice/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:23:13 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3114 By Ralph Nader The imaginative uses of the mighty presidency in American history and its bully pulpit have rarely been much above amateurish when it comes to helping people empower themselves. This has been the case even when the same … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/06/12/obama-sweat-the-small-stuff-for-big-justice/feed/ 0 Nader “Told Us So” about the Problems with the San Onofre Nuke Plant http://nader.org/2013/06/07/nader-told-us-so-about-the-problems-with-the-san-onofre-nuke-plant/ http://nader.org/2013/06/07/nader-told-us-so-about-the-problems-with-the-san-onofre-nuke-plant/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:26:36 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3107 Nader “Told Us So” about the Problems with the San Onofre Nuke Plant  Friday, June 7, 2013  Southern California Edison announced today that it will be permanently shutting down its troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. Ralph Nader’s response was “It’s … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/06/07/nader-told-us-so-about-the-problems-with-the-san-onofre-nuke-plant/feed/ 0 Let the People Know – Put Full Texts of Government Contracts Online http://nader.org/2013/06/06/let-the-people-know-put-full-texts-of-government-contracts-online/ http://nader.org/2013/06/06/let-the-people-know-put-full-texts-of-government-contracts-online/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:19:06 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3103 Openness in our government is essential for a healthy democracy. When citizens and voters have access to information about the inner workings of their government and representatives, they can cast informed votes. However, when this information remains in the shadows, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/06/06/let-the-people-know-put-full-texts-of-government-contracts-online/feed/ 0 Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns http://nader.org/2013/05/30/told-you-so-the-big-book-of-weekly-columns/ http://nader.org/2013/05/30/told-you-so-the-big-book-of-weekly-columns/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 20:28:10 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3093 Signed copies of my new book: Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns, are now available at Politics & Prose. Combating corporate abuses requires constant vigilance. Corporations shape America’s political process as much as they shape America’s economy through … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/30/told-you-so-the-big-book-of-weekly-columns/feed/ 0 It’s time to raise the minimum wage! http://nader.org/2013/05/30/its-time-to-raise-the-minimum-wage/ http://nader.org/2013/05/30/its-time-to-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 20:26:45 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3097 For more information on the campaign to raise the minimum wage visit: timeforaraise.org The current federal minimum wage is $7.25, way below the unrealistically low federal poverty definition of $18,123 per year for a family of three. Adjusted for inflation, the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/30/its-time-to-raise-the-minimum-wage/feed/ 0 To Kerry: Get Israeli Peace Leaders Before Congress http://nader.org/2013/05/30/to-kerry-get-israeli-peace-leaders-before-congress/ http://nader.org/2013/05/30/to-kerry-get-israeli-peace-leaders-before-congress/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 17:20:56 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3089 By Ralph Nader The new Secretary of State John Kerry taking four trips to the Israeli/Palestinian region in the past two months means yet another U.S. effort for a negotiated peace process between the Palestinians (under ruthless occupation) and the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/30/to-kerry-get-israeli-peace-leaders-before-congress/feed/ 0 Nader says Fannie and Freddie Stockholders Stuck in Financial Limbo http://nader.org/2013/05/23/nader-says-fannie-and-freddie-stockholders-stuck-in-financial-limbo/ http://nader.org/2013/05/23/nader-says-fannie-and-freddie-stockholders-stuck-in-financial-limbo/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:32:39 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3074 GSE’s Shareholders Should be Allowed to Benefit From Fannie and Freddie’s Recovery Just as AIG and Citi Stockholders Benefited In a letter today to the Secretary of the Treasury, Jacob J. Lew, Mr. Nader urged Secretary Lew to consider the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/23/nader-says-fannie-and-freddie-stockholders-stuck-in-financial-limbo/feed/ 0 More Exposés, Less Action http://nader.org/2013/05/22/more-exposes-less-action/ http://nader.org/2013/05/22/more-exposes-less-action/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:10 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3072 By Ralph Nader There must be reasons why people are weary of the flood of excellent documentary films, books and articles showing us what the corporate state – that is, the fusion of big business and government to constantly serve … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/22/more-exposes-less-action/feed/ 0 Patriotic Yardsticks for Unpatriotic Giant Corporations http://nader.org/2013/05/16/patriotic-yardsticks-for-unpatriotic-giant-corporations/ http://nader.org/2013/05/16/patriotic-yardsticks-for-unpatriotic-giant-corporations/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:29 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3063 Why are big, global U.S. corporations so unpatriotic? After all, they were created in the U.S.A., rose to immense profit because of the toil of American workers, are bailed out by American taxpayers whenever they’re in trouble, and are safeguarded … Continue reading →

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]]> http://nader.org/2013/05/16/patriotic-yardsticks-for-unpatriotic-giant-corporations/feed/ 0 “By What Authority?” – Questioning Obama http://nader.org/2013/05/13/by-what-authority-questioning-obama/ http://nader.org/2013/05/13/by-what-authority-questioning-obama/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:05:31 +0000 editor http://nader.org/?p=3061 Dear Mr. President: As a former lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School, you know that the federal government, including the Office of the President, does not enjoy limitless powers.  As President, your powers are limited … Continue reading →

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