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By Ralph Nader February 13, 2026 The most remarkable realization about Donald J. Trump’s rise to becoming America’s elected dictator is that it all came out of his MOUTH. Understanding that politics has become a performative exercise, Trump discovered that he could win the battle of words without having a record of achievement or any…
By Ralph Nader February 6, 2026 I am republishing my November 14, 2025, column titled “Trump and the Contented Classes” to invite readers to inform me whether they are part of the contented classes and whether this column motivated them to step up and join with many other Americans in the drive to rescue our…
By Ralph Nader January 30, 2026 “How’s the Democratic Party’s ground game in Pennsylvania?” I asked a friend several weeks before the 2024 presidential election. He replied optimistically that there were far more door knockers this year than in 2022. It turned out these door knockers were just urging a vote for the Democrats without…
By Ralph Nader January 23, 2026 As Trump’s violent dictatorial grip over America worsens, his violations of our Constitution, federal laws, and international treaties become more brazen. Only the organized people can stop this assault on our democracy by firing him through impeachment, the power exclusively accorded to Congress by our Founders. This is one…
By Ralph Nader January 16, 2026 As Trump’s dictatorial grip over America worsens, his violations of our Constitution, federal laws, and international treaties become more brazen. Only the organized people can stop this assault on our democracy by firing him, through impeachment, the power accorded to Congress by our Founders. This is one of the…
By Ralph Nader January 9, 2026 The staggering cowardliness by four ex-Presidents vis-à-vis Tyrant Trump’s wrecking of America cannot escape history’s verdict. However, there is still an opportunity for vigorous redemption by George W. Bush – whose life-saving AIDS Medicine Program in Africa was shut down by Trump – Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe…
The reasons Congress created NPR (National Public Radio) under the Nixon Administration were to fill the yawning gaps of commercial radio in local, national, and international news coverage and to give voice to the people without the censorship that comes from advertisers. It was to be publicly funded by taxpayers. Almost 55 years later, NPR…
After over 60 years of historically successful investment, Warren Buffett will pass the baton to his successor on January 1. Now that he has more free time, he can re-enter his longtime cause, which is non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Existing nuclear arms treaties with Russia are either being suspended or ignored, or, in the case…
By Ralph Nader December 26, 2025 There are reportedly about 900 billionaires (probably more) in the U.S. About five percent can be described as enlightened people who know the importance of contributing to organizations that advance justice. They are also appalled by the Trump dictatorship and are not placated simply because he gave them tax…
By Ralph Nader December 19, 2025 People of generous intent often ask us about giving to nonprofit civic organizations making this a better world. They want to be sure any deductible contributions they make are put to good use and not used to pay for high executive salaries or bureaucratic overload. The list of groups…