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Mark E. Ojakian, President Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 61 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 April 11, 2017 Dear President Ojakian, News reports regarding the Board’s plan to centrally consolidate the administrative and operational structures of the system’s state colleges, including the community colleges, raise troublesome questions: Those persons who spoke or wanted to speak…

Dear Fund Managers, Active money managers are well advised to avoid investing in companies that overpay their CEOs and engage in massive buybacks. But passive investors make no judgments about CEO pay (or most other issues) before investing. The desire to simulate an index drives investment decisions. Nonetheless, it is still in your self-interest to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2017 Remarks by Ralph Nader Many Democratic Senators have demanded that Senator Al Franken resign immediately from the US Senate over accusations by six women that Senator Franken made unwanted advances and engaged in sexual harassment. Strange, isn’t it, that these same demanding Senators are not demanding now that Donald…

For Immediate Release December 6, 2017   For more information contact: Ralph Nader 202-387-8030   Last week, Nancy Pelosi called on Congressman John Conyers to resign from office after allegations of sexual harassment were reported in the media.   But Nancy Pelosi has apparently yet to call on Donald Trump to resign for his boastful…

Dear Senator, Please see my recent column on the practice of stock buybacks. This would be an effective point to raise to aggressively push back against the Republican tax plan, which would only provide corporations more capital to burn buying back their own stocks. If they want the tax cuts to get more capital for…

October 25, 2017 President Donald Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump, The Senate has voted to repeal a crucial pro-consumer protection, with Vice President Michael Pence casting the final vote to break a 50-50 tie. This year, after careful study and deliberation, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) restored consumers’…

The loss of justice-fighter, satirist Dick Gregory, at age 84 was received with cries from his friends that “he was one of a kind.” No one showed up, here and abroad where people in severe crises needed empathy and support, more than Dick Gregory. He fasted to dangerous personal levels to attract attention to those…

May 4, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Asks Why the Entire House Congressional Delegation from Connecticut Refuses to Sign HR 676 or Full Medicare for All Legislation.   Dear Representatives Joe Courtney, Elizabeth Esty, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and John Larson: There are 109 colleagues of yours who are co-sponsors…

  April 27, 2017 For Immediate Release   United Airlines speedy and secret settlement, announced today, with Dr. David Dao could not have happened without the superlawyer, Tom Demetrio, handling Dr. Dao’s case. United lawyers did not want to go to depositions and to trial with Atty. Demetrio. But they got something in return that…

Congressman John Conyers 2426 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 March 10, 2017 Dear Congressman Conyers, Some of us are wondering why the 64 members of the House who have signed on to HR 676 – the single payer/full Medicare for all legislation – have not individually or collectively put this proposal on the…