In the Public Interest

October 30, 2025 Senate Majority Leader John Thune 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 House Speaker Mike Johnson 521 Cannon Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Re: Surrender of congressional power to the White House Dear Majority Leader Thune and House Speaker Johnson: Under your leaderships, the wholesale surrender of constitutional powers of Congress…

By Ralph Nader October 24, 2025 In snarling defiance of the Constitution and federal laws, Tyrant Trump’s egomaniacal drive is destroying our country. He is tearing apart the social safety net, health and safety protections, the people’s access to economic justice, worker/union rights, and electoral standards. He is undermining the critical separation of powers and…

By Ralph Nader October 17, 2025 Professor Emeritus Roddey Reid could have retired from the University of California San Diego to a life of deserved leisure. Instead, he has just published a Handbook on Political Intimidation/Bullying, which is increasingly dominating government, business, and civil society. A guest this week on my radio show and podcast,…

By Ralph Nader October 10, 2025 Ben Hubbard, the long-time Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, is known for his high standards. So too is Karen DeYoung, the long-time reporter and foreign affairs editor for the Washington Post. Yet they, and their editors, share a common, recurring failure by misleading their readers about…

By Ralph Nader October 3, 2025 In Gaza, 200,000 Palestinian children have already been murdered by the Netanyahu regime, with American weapons. A survey last year by a British civic group found that 46% of the children in Gaza wanted to die, and over 95% believed they would be killed. This is not surprising. The…

By Ralph Nader September 26, 2025 The media is reporting on the approaching government shutdown on September 30, due to an impasse between the two Congressional Parties. Trump is threatening more mass firings of federal workers should this occur. Der Führer Donald has already shut down vital government programs since he ascended to his elected…

By Ralph Nader September 19, 2025 Some serious readers would like to see mainstream media and independent media cover several events and matters involving the Israeli war in tiny Gaza and the mass slaughter of its defenseless citizens. Israel keeps exaggerating the status and threat by the Hamas government, which is ridiculous. What about an…

By Ralph Nader September 12, 2025 The huge Labor Day banner outside the Labor Department building with Trump’s picture and the words “American Workers First” depicts one of Donald’s most disgusting lies. With multiple factual examples, Steve Greenhouse, former labor reporter for the New York Times, provides proof that Trump is the most brazenly “anti-worker”…

By Ralph Nader September 5, 2025 This column is a plea to our readers to help get responses from groups whose duties and rhetoric should cause them to become much more active in countering the fascistic, dictatorial actions of Tyrant Trump. All these groups have diminished themselves and their real potential to generate strong direct…

By Ralph Nader August 29, 2025 Running on the following Domestic Compact for America is a winning election strategy for candidates at the local, state, and national levels. Most of these long-overdue programs are supported by both liberal and conservative families who live, work, and raise their children, facing unaddressed necessities of life and livelihoods.…