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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…
Read MoreAugust 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…
Read MoreDear 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…
Read MoreDear President Obama: Labor Day 2012 is approaching. Besides your usual Labor Day message, you should consider making this a major event dedicated to America’s workers. The meaning of Labor Day has been overtaken by the commercialists who see it as a day for shopping and sales. With your bully pulpit there are strong leadership…
Read MoreDear Plaintiff Trial Lawyers of America: The common law of torts, which came from England to the Thirteen Colonies, has been elaborated in tens of thousands of judicial decisions with one basic message – if a person suffers a wrongful injury or harm, he or she can seek redress in court with a trial by…
Read MoreW. Craig Jelinek July 9, 2012 President and CEO, Costco Wholesale Corporate Office 999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027 Dear Mr. Jelinek, We are writing you today to urge Costco to publicly support raising the minimum wage. In early June, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. proposed legislation, the “Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2012” (H.R.…
Read MoreConsumer Advocate Ralph Nader Calls on Walmart to Support Raising the Minimum Wage, Help Jumpstart Economy and Increase Consumer Spending In 2005, Walmart first expressed its support of increasing the minimum wage. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader sent a letter to Walmart CEO, Mike Duke today calling on the corporation to again support raising the minimum wage…
Read MoreNews Advisory: What: Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and citizen leaders hold news conference to announce a limited general strike to support D.C. Statehood When: Monday, July 2, 2012, 10:30 a.m. Where: Public Citizen headquarters –1600 20th St. N.W., Washington DC Contact: Ralph Nader 202-387-8030 (Washington, D.C.) – Ralph Nader and nine D.C. area-based national and…
Read MoreRalph Nader June 25, 2012 In reversing the judgment of the Supreme Court of Montana [1] that found corporate independent expenditures in elections to be corrupting, the usual “gang of five” majority on the Supreme Court continued its judicial drive to change the meaning of the preamble to our Constitution from “we the people” to “we…
Read MoreLetter on Corporate Pledge of Allegiance Please click the link above to view the letter written by Ralph Nader to the CEOs of the 20 largest U.S. corporations. ExxonMobil Wal-Mart Stores Chevron Conoco Phillips General Motors General Electric Cardinal Health Fannie Mae Ford Motor Hewlett-Packard AT&T Valero Energy Bank of America Corp. McKesson Verizon Communications…
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