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SHUTDOWN – blared the Washington Post headline. None of the powers-that-be could stop a small faction of Republicans in the House of Representatives from shutting down many federal government operations starting on October 1. Suddenly the powerful Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are powerless, along with two hundred corporate trade associations, who see…

For a letter written on September 12, 2013 click here.. For a followup letter written on September 19, 2013 click here..

Dear Richard, Notwithstanding the efforts of non-profit groups, including ours, reporters in the mainstream press have indicated they do not think this is a serious beat without you, Obama, Pelosi and Reid exerting serious efforts. Such is their top down mentality – instead of reporting and giving voice to the 30 million workers in the…

Remarks by Ralph Nader on the Passing of Helen Thomas July 20, 2013 There will never be another Helen Thomas. She shattered forever one anti-woman journalistic barrier after another in the Washington press corps and rose to the top of her profession’s organizations. Helen Thomas asked the toughest questions of Presidents and White House press…

July 17, 2013 Mayor Vincent Gray 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 316 Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mayor Gray: As you gather the relevant information for your decision on the Large Retailer Accountability Act (passed by the D.C. Council which would require big box stores pay a $12.50 (minus benefits) minimum wage) please consider one reply…

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Clinton: Think back to 1968. Did you expect that there would be thirty million American workers making less in 2013, inflation adjusted, then workers made in 1968? Would you have thought that this decline in real income would occur when in the intervening years, you, William Jefferson Clinton, were a two-term…

Remarks by Ralph Nader on the occasion of receiving the Connecticut Bar Association Distinguished Public Service Award Hartford, Connecticut, June 17, 2013 Today, we gather as both attorneys and lawyers to contemplate our privileged profession. The many specialized workshops today are largely designed to better our role as “attorneys” – as attorning for our clients.…

Nader “Told Us So” about the Problems with the San Onofre Nuke Plant  Friday, June 7, 2013  Southern California Edison announced today that it will be permanently shutting down its troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. Ralph Nader’s response was “It’s about time.”  Nader has been pushing to close this and other risky and costly nuclear…