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July 23, 2008 Senator Chris Dodd U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 448 Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Congressman Barney Frank House Committee on Financial Services 2252 Rayburn H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 Dear Senator Dodd and Congressman Frank: I write today to suggest that you jointly hold hearings on the Federal Deposit…

Under present conditions there is little economic incentive for the auto maker to concern himself seriously with automobile casualties and collisions-for the costs and penalties are not upon him. Actually, the more cars depreciate through collisions, the greater the demand for new and used cars. Only when there is a real threat of cost or…

A philanthropist for all seasons, Stewart R. Mott was about the most versatile, imaginative philanthropist of his time. He threw himself into projects and was a pioneer in many fields well before the large foundations. Citizen oversight of the vast wasteful military budget is a case in point. Our country and world are lessened with…

Dear President Bush, Much of the world has condemned the violence and called on the Sudanese government to end the slaughter. You and your administration have, properly, called the mass killing “genocide,” and urged a peace process. But the horror in Darfur continues. Tens of thousands more have been displaced in the last month. Violence…

Prominent Constitutional law experts believe President Bush has engaged in at least, five categories of repeated, defiant “high crimes and misdemeanors”, which separately or together would allow Congress to subject the President to impeachment under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution. The sworn oath of members of Congress is to uphold the Constitution. Failure…

Dear Chairman Conyers: Prominent Constitutional law experts believe President Bush has engaged in at least, five categories of repeated, defiant “high crimes and misdemeanors”, which separately or together would allow Congress to subject the President to impeachment under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution. The sworn oath of members of Congress is to uphold…

WASHINGTON -DC— The coal mining disasters that have struck the nation in recent years are the logical outgrowth of a regulatory retreat by the Bush administration, according to a report released today by Ralph Nader’s Center for Study of Responsive Law. “Undermining Safety: A Report on Coal Mine Safety” by Christopher W. Shaw analyzes the…

Who is Ralph Nader? What has Ralph Nader done for society? What made Ralph Nader run for president? Why did General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, try to discredit him? Watch the broadcast of “An Unreasonable Man,” one of the most highly acclaimed political documentaries of the decade; on PBS’s Independent Lens…

STATEMENT BY RALPH NADERON LABOR DAY, AND AMERICAN WORKERS’ RIGHTSSeptember 3, 2007 This August marks the 60th anniversary of the Taft-Hartley Act, one of the great blows to American democracy, going into effect. The Act, which was drafted by employers, fundamentally infringed on workers’ human rights. Legally, Taft-Hartley:impeded employees’ right to join together in labor…

August 30, 2007 President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Bush, As you evaluate candidates to replace Alberto R. Gonzales as Attorney General it would be appropriate for you to consider all the things Mr. Gonzales has done that have tarnished the reputation of the Justice Department and undermined…