1974 FOIA Amendments 50th Anniversary Celebration Agenda

December 19, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington DC To RSVP for this event, please fill out this Google Form. Breakfast 8:30 am Moderator: Theresa Amato Principal, Amato PLLC; Director of the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse and staff attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group, 1991-1993. Founder, Citizen Advocacy Center. Ralph Nader 9:00 am TOPIC: … Read more

From Mount Trump – How Trump Sees His World!

By Ralph Nader November 22, 2024 Let’s look at the political scene from Trump’s viewpoint. Sitting in his luxurious Mar-a-Lago palace receiving the daily obeisant supplicants eager to heed his every word and praise exuberantly his megalomania, Donald J. Trump can hardly believe his good fortune. Starting in the 2015 presidential race against 16 GOP … Read more

Electing an American Fuhrer as Wall Street Cheers and Soars

By Ralph Nader November 8, 2024 On September 17, 1787, the last day after the drafting of our Constitution in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was leaving the building when a prominent resident, Elizabeth Willing Powel, asked him “Well Doctor, what have we got – a republic or a monarch?” Franklin replied, “A republic, if you can … Read more

Statement by Ralph Nader For the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1974 FOIA Amendments

George Washington University November 1, 2024 Thank you all for organizing this important 50th anniversary event for the Freedom of Information Act of 1974. I was there years before and at the creation of this legislation that recognizes that information is the currency of democracy. I want to share briefly a description of the effort … Read more

To Chamber of Commerce Trumpers – Watch What You Wish For

October 25, 2024 By Ralph Nader Open Letter to President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Dear President Clark, The Chamber has come a long way without my advice. However, perhaps, you will indulge my curiosity over the majority of your members supporting Donald Trump for President. There are few … Read more

Last Clear Chances for November

By Ralph Nader October 11, 2024 Wouldn’t you think the Republican Party, that is as gung-ho for Empire and Genocide as the Democratic Party, but domestically is blatantly open about its policies against women, children, workers, the environment, climate crisis, public lands, public education and fair share taxes for the wealthy would be easy to … Read more

Public Radio, Public Media and Local News Deserts – Our New Report

By Ralph Nader September 20, 2024 The late sixties was a heady time for the civic pioneers who persuaded Congressional lawmakers to provide the American people with radio and television programs with real news – local and national – and also report what civic advocates and civic communities were proposing or doing. In 1961 commercial … Read more

Report Calls for Stable Public Funding and Community Representation in Public Media

NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, September 19, 2024, 11:00 AM FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Swerdlow or Ralph Nader, 202-387-8030 or [email protected] New Report Reveals Corporate Capture in NPR and Local Stations Report Calls for New Approach to Public Media to Ensure Stable Public Funding and Community Representation The Center for Study of Responsive Law … Read more