Ralph Nader
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To the Ramparts
How Bush and Obama Paved the Way for the Trump Presidency, and Why It Isn’t Too Late to Reverse Course
You don’t get more old school than me. I still type on an Underwood typewriter, not a computer. Moreover, I still read print newspapers and keep files of clippings from them to glance through when I’m thinking of past events.
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25 Ways the Canadian Health Care System is Better than Obamacare
By Ralph Nader December 26, 2018 Dear America: Costly complexity is baked into Obamacare. No health insurance system is without…
Letter to President Donald Trump
December 13, 2018 President Donald Trump White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: After repeatedly…
For Year End Charitable Giving—Some Favorites
Here are some of my favorite, frugal, effective non-profit citizen action organizations that you may wish to favor with your…
Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Books
How the Rats Re-Formed the Congress
Published 02 October 2018
To the Ramparts
Published 28 August 2018
In the News
The Rats Revolt
Truthdig, 17 October 2018
There is no American who has fought with more tenacity, courage and integrity to expose the crimes of corporate power...
Liberal Shock: Ralph Nader Touts Mike Bloomberg 2020 (video)
MSNBC, 15 October 2018
Ralph Nader tells Ari Melber it would be good for Mike Bloomberg to run against Trump as a Democrat in 2020.
Watch Ralph Nader’s zany appearance with two rap DJs (video)
MSNBC, 15 October 2018
Political activist Ralph Nader joins Radio legends Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia for a special “fallback” edition.
We checkout the American Museum of Tort Law with Ralph Nader (audio)
Marketplace, 28 September 2018
We sign on for a quick course in tort law, courtesy of Ralph Nader at his very own American Museum of Tort Law
Self-driving cars are susceptible to hackers, says Ralph Nader (video)
CNBC, 27 August 2018
Ralph Nader joins the 'Squawk on the Street' team to discuss why he's concerned about driverless car legislation.
Publishers Weekly Review of "To the Ramparts"
Longtime activist Nader links the rise of President Trump and decline of the Democratic Party to the latter’s turn away from being champions of a “people’s agenda” in this uneven recent history of and jeremiad against corporatist American politics.Ralph Nader On Apple's Billions (audio)
NPR, 11 August 2018
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is not impressed with how Apple is spending its excess billions.
American Mythology and the loss of democracy. (video)
RT America, 23 June 2018
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate and former Presidential Candidate, discusses American Mythology with Chris Hedges.
CEOs aren't disclosing their real compensation. The pay gap is much worse than you think.
USA Today, 17 May 2018
The pay gap between workers and CEOs is already high. Add in gains on stock options, and it's infuriating. We need to keep CEOs accountable.