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William Sloane Coffin

April 14, 2006
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One of his Yale students, famed cartoonist Garry Trudeau, said of Yale University Chaplain, William Sloane Coffin, during those heady years in the Sixties; “Without him, the very air would have lost its charge. With him, we were changed forever.” Who was this former Army Captain, ex-C.I.A. agent, talented musician, linguist and motorcycle rider? How…

Nader Calls Exxon Golden Parachute Unconscionable

April 14, 2006
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Exxon Mobil reports that it is sending retiring chairman Lee Raymond off with one of the most lavish executive compensation and retirement packages in history — an estimated $398 million in total. This unconscionable windfall cannot be justified by any serious measure of Raymond’s performance, especially since the company’s record-breaking $36 billion annual profits last…

Time to Hold Bush and Cheney Accountable

April 7, 2006
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In the name of fighting stateless terrorism, George W. Bush is looming as the American Caesar running roughshod over the civil liberties of the American people who have turned against him in ever larger majorities. In the name of fighting terrorism, George W. Bush fabricated numerous excuses for illegally invading Iraq and occupying it for…

Hey Corporate Free Loaders! Show Taxpayers Some Appreciation!

April 5, 2006
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The following statement by Ralph Nader and associates is a call to action. We want you to contact US corporations and tell them taxpayers deserve some explicit appreciation for funding their government subsidies, tax breaks and bailouts. We suggest contacting the corporations mentioned in the article as a first step but feel free to add…

Open Letter to President Bush Regarding Condolence Letters

April 4, 2006
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April 4, 2006 President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Bush: As the tragic number of fallen U.S. soldiers nears the 2500 mark in Iraq, many due to the lack of adequate body and vehicle armor, skepticism is being expressed over whether you are, in fact, personally signing the…

Open letter to the new Exxon/Mobil Chairman, Rex Tillerson:

March 31, 2006
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Mr. Tillerson: You have to be feeling pretty good about your new position heading the world’s largest oil and gas company.  You stand astride the globe where, with few exceptions, the Congress is like putty in your hands, the White House is your House and the consuming public is powerless.  Governments in the Third World…

The Bush-Cheney Cabal

March 24, 2006
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Attention please, good people! Adjust your routines and come to the aid of your country, and your children with your thoughtful patriotism. Don’t just hope for impeachment, demand the resignation now of the mad hatters in the White House — George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. Already, a large majority of you do not consider…

The DNC’s “Grassroots Agenda”

March 18, 2006
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I just received a letter from Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, describing me as a “Democratic Leader” and “an active and engaged member of our Party in your community.” He asks for my “opinions” which “will help shape the future direction of the Democratic Party and make us more effective in building…

Nader calls on Former President Bill Clinton to help Katrina Victims

March 15, 2006
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Read President Clinton’s Response Letter William Jefferson Clinton 55 West 125th StreetNew York NY 10027 March 15, 2006 Dear Mr. Clinton: When I heard that 10,000 (yes, ten thousand) FEMA-purchased new trailers for the displaced victims of Katrina have been languishing for weeks in a little used airfield in Hope, Arkansas without being shipped to…

Shredding the Constitution

March 11, 2006
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George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, two top outlaws smashing our country’s rule of law and democratic liberties, are testing the American people’s resistance. Every day they are testing. Every day they think by flaunting the words, “war on terror”, they can get Americans to concede more and more of what makes the United States…