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Free Contest

Update: May 8, 2023 The amount of time spent on the line with customer service as of the announcement of the contest was 3 hours. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, it would have taken less than 10 minutes max—no bureaucratic switchings to other staff, no demand for drivers’ license, identification, etc. no voicemail, no…

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A Coalition of Citizen Groups Hold Demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court Calling for Investigations and the Resignation of Justice Clarence Thomas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 13, 2023, at 12 PM ET, engaged citizens concerned with protecting the true administration of justice, public confidence in the nation’s highest court, and the rule of law gathered at the front steps of the Supreme Court on First Street NE to demonstrate the need for Justice Clarence Thomas to…

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Letters to President George W. Bush in the lead up the 2003 Iraq Invasion

Click here for the archive of letters from groups representing the civic community, labor, students, business leaders, religous leaders et al. to President George W. Bush in the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

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Proposal for Jimmy Carter Farewell Address

February 23, 2023 News reports say Jimmy Carter has entered hospice. The most determined peace negotiating, scandal-free, wise, hardworking president of our time. Also, the greatest ex-president of all. I hope he leaves a farewell address to the American people. -Ralph Nader

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Statement on the Passing of Victor Navasky

January 27, 2023 Our country has lost a great writer and public citizen. Victor Navasky, long time editor of The Nation Magazine, author of memorable books of truth about important issues, and a former first-class satirist, passed away at age 90. A great American fighter for a just society and a non-stop defender of the…

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New Legislation Would Mandate DOJ Create Database of Corporate Criminal Offenses

For Immediate Release: November 29, 2022 Contact: Ralph Nader or Francesco DeSantis, [email protected] New Legislation Would Mandate DOJ Create Database of Corporate Criminal Offenses Rep. Scanlon and Sen. Durbin’s Bill Would End Differential Treatment of Corporate versus Street Crime Data WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer safety, labor, environmental and other groups lauded a new bill introduced…

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Statement by Ralph Nader About Michael Pertschuk’s Extraordinary Careers

November 18, 2022 The passing of health and safety champion, Michael Pertschuk concludes a life offering many lessons for members of Congress and their staff. Pertschuk, a Yale Law graduate, was the key staffer for the powerful Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Warren Magnuson (D-WA), for fifteen years. In 1977 President Carter appointed him…

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Open Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Charitable Donations

Dear Tim Cook, The other day I received a solicitation call from Oxfam, the well-regarded global charity dealing with epidemics of hunger in afflicted countries. The gentleman informed me that, in the east African countries suffering from drought, a human being dies from starvation about every 75 seconds. You make $833 a minute based on…

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Statement by Ralph Nader on the Passing of Barbara Ehrenreich

The loss of Barbara Ehrenreich to the many causes of justice in our country is evident in her many realistic writings. Her most famous book, Nickel and Dimed, represented reporting at its best—experiencing the lives of poor people, speaking with them, and then conveying their grim reality to millions of Americans who might take their…

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An Unpublished Letter to the Washington Post

August 15, 2022 Letters-to-the-Editor The Washington Post 1301 K Street NW Washington, DC 20071 Re: your article “Historians Privately Warn Biden that America’s Democracy is Teetering” – August 10, 2022 Dear Editor: Joe Biden is the latest in a number of presidents who have invited academics to inform about the workings, promises and perils of…

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