Special Features

Letter to Bud Selig On “The Worst Umpire Call Since the 1850s”

Dear Mr. Selig: Now that you have had over a month to absorb and digest the reactions to what a sports writer called the worst umpire call since the 1850s, it is time for you to respect the vast majority of the fans, players and coaches who either believe that umpire Jim Joyce’s call should…

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Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Kagan

Supreme Court nominations are a rare opportunity for millions of Americans to watch, learn and converse about what the Court, the Constitution and the Justices mean for their way of life, their freedoms and their livelihoods. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should consider asking Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who has been nominated to be…

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Letter to President Barack Obama on Problems with Airport X-Ray Scanners

May 28, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, It is important for citizens to give their President cautionary alerts about serious potential risks to the public’s health. Enclosed is a letter from members of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) science faculty (including…

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Nader Excoriates Dodd For Lack of Fidelity on CFPA

March 2, 2010 The Honorable Senator Christopher Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 448 Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Dodd: On January 19, 2010, I wrote to you about news reports that you were considering dropping the proposal to create an independent and free-standing Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). In the…

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Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Calls President Barack Obama’s Loan Guarantee for Nuclear Power Plants Monumental Mistake

President Obama’s support of loan guarantees for the construction of new nuclear power plants is a monumental mistake. It is a decision that is bad for consumers and taxpayers, and it is wrong-headed from an environmental and national security perspective. Providing $8.3 billion in loan guarantees to help the Southern Company build two reactors in…

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The Case Against Corporate Speech

The Wall Street Journal Opinion, February 11, 2010 By Ralph Nader And Robert Weismann Last month, by a vote of 5 to 4, the U.S. Supreme Court gave carte blanche to the world’s largest corporations to spend unlimited sums of money to support or oppose candidates for elected office. Big Business domination of Washington and…

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Statement of Ralph Nader on Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission shreds the fabric of our already weakened democracy by allowing corporations to more completely dominate our corrupted electoral process. It is outrageous that corporations already attempt to influence or bribe our political candidates through their political action committees (PACs), which solicit…

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Nader calls on Senator Dodd to fight for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency

January 19, 2010 The Honorable Senator Christopher Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 448 Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Dodd: The Washington Post and several other newspapers report that you are considering dropping the proposal to create an independent and free-standing Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Making this kind of deal with…

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Testimony of Ralph Nader and Robert Weissman on “The U.S. Government as Dominant Shareholder: How Should the Taxpayers’ Ownership Rights be Exercised?”

Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, December 16, 2009 Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you very much for inviting us to testify today. Today’s topic is welcome and vital. Perhaps the most astounding feature of the trillions of dollars in public supports conferred on the…

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Remarks by Ralph Nader on the Passing of Sol Price

Sol Price, founder of the Price Clubs, was often seen as a moderately gruff man but with a heart of gold. He gave large sums of money to job training and other needs of inner city youth and child advocacy groups. He sought to alleviate poverty no matter who were the victims, including afflicted Palestinians.…

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