Special Features

To View The Third-Party Debate at Busboys and Poets Nov. 4

The full debate is available here. Please read some of the coverage from last night: USA Today New York Times Washington Post DCist CBS 6 On the Wilder Side blog KPCC News Observer Reason Magazine American Journalism Review The Individualist Feminist The New Republic

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Ralph Nader to Host Third-Party Presidential Debate in D.C. Nov. 4

For Immediate Release What: Third Party Presidential Debate When: Sunday, November 4, 2012 Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m. EVENT IS FULL. PLEASE CHECK BACK ON SUNDAY FOR STREAMING INFORMATION. Check back here for more details. (Washington, D.C.) – The candidates* from four political parties – Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green), Virgil Goode (Constitution) and Rocky Anderson…

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Quick Alert from Ralph Nader to the Fourth Estate

With two weeks left before election day, will any of the above raise the question to the presidential and congressional candidates or write about why none of them are campaigning on the need to raise the minimum wage to that of 1968, inflation adjusted, when the economy and worker productivity were half what they were…

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Statement of Ralph Nader on George McGovern

George McGovern never stopped learning and giving to the world. After fighting in World War II he learned to wage peace. From seeing poverty he championed nutrition and and food programs for the impoverished hungry. He was regularly ahead of the times in correctly challenging momentous injustices. For this a majority of voters land-slided Watergate-afflicted…

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Nader Calls on Gov. Jerry Brown to Rescind Cap on Medical Injury Compensation

Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Statement on Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) October 11, 2012 (San Francisco) – Governor Jerry Brown and the California State Legislature should immediately move to increase the outdated and cruel cap that severely limits compensation for injuries caused by medical malpractice, negligence or worse. At least ten thousand Californians perish…

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Remarks by Ralph Nader on the Passing of Barry Commoner

Given the pioneering range and depth of his activities, Dr. Barry Commoner should be considered the greatest environmentalist of the 20th century. Scientist, networker, community and international organizer, best-selling author, operational advocate, and presidential candidate, Commoner lived by what he called the law of ecology – that “everything is connected to everything else.” To him,…

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Ralph Nader, DC organizations call for presidential debate

Dear presidential candidates: Several prominent organizations in the District of Columbia (see attached list) are providing their support and endorsement for a 2012 presidential debate in the District of Columbia focused on D.C. issues relating to sovereignty (statehood), budget autonomy, and the unique needs of the District both economically and in the area of public…

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The People’s Printer: Time for a Reawakening

As Government Information Moves Online, Millions of Americans Disconnected and Left Behind Report Calls for the Government Printing Office to Receive Adequate Funding to Perform Its Duties Ralph Nader’s Center for Study of Responsive Law today released a new report, The Peoples’ Printer: Time for a Reawakening, by Tom W. Ryan with Jeff Musto. In…

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Letter to Governor Cuomo on Fracking

August 29, 2012 Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo State Capital Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Cuomo: I am writing today to urge you to reject the industry-led push to allow “Fracking” in New York State. The rush to drill is frought with known and expected problems. Fracking poses threats to: drinking water sources, air quality, worker…

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Progressives call on Congressional Leaders to Support Raising the Minimum Wage

Dear Sen. Reid, Rep. Boehner, Sen. McConnell, and Rep. Pelosi: We are reaching out to you today to ask you to support raising the federal minimum wage to $10 per hour. Ten dollars per hour would be slightly less than the minimum wage of 1968, adjusted for inflation. Hard-working Americans across the country cannot afford…

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