Labor Day Is a Time to Mobilize
By Ralph Nader For far too many Americans, Labor Day is simply another day off, another store sale and another small parade. The meaning of the holiday has been dulled…
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Five Years Later: Wall Street Is Still At It
By Ralph Nader It has been five years since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. The aftermath is well known: the Too Big To Fail bailouts, the Too Big To Jail avoidance…
Giant Pentagon Budget Is Unauditable Year After Year
By Ralph Nader The federal government is currently in a state of shutdown thanks to a small faction of extremist Republicans who vehemently bellow that the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
Atomic Energy: Unnecessary, Uneconomic, Uninsurable, Unevacuable and Unsafe
By Ralph Nader It has been over two years since the earthquake and tsunami that brought about the nuclear reactor crisis in Fukushima — the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl…
Opting Out From the Corporate State of Surveillance
By Ralph Nader America was founded on the ideals of personal liberty, freedom and democracy. Unfortunately, mass spying, surveillance and the unending collection of personal data threaten to undermine civil…
The National Civic Action Spawned by the Deadly Love Canal
By Ralph Nader At Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York in 1978, it did not matter if you were liberal or conservative, there was no left or right or…
Can Right and Left Rally Against Walmart?
By Ralph Nader One of the most profitable corporations in America is having a holiday food drive. Sounds good — it’s the least Corporate America can do for those struggling…
Toward a Powerful Living Legacy for Nelson Mandela Now
By Ralph Nader Nelson Mandela’s exceptional and exemplary life will produce worldwide celebrations of his extremely unique blend of character, personality and resolve for broad-gauged justice for generations to come….
The Seaweed Rebellion to Save California’s Golden Shore
By Ralph Nader In the age of the internet, smartphones and 24/7 media encapsulating so many Americans’ time, talents and interests, it is quite refreshing (and rare!) to come across…
Let Them Hear the Rumble! Invest in People, Not War
By Ralph Nader Earlier this month, a delegation of activists took to Capitol Hill to demand a decrease in the massive, out-of-control military budget. As millions of Americans struggle with…