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Run Ralph, Really Run
Ralph Nader
The premier consumer advocate who tells why he’s running for President. Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
Renewable Energy
Ralph Nader
Renewable energy may be the key to a sustainable planetary future. Yet it is barely a topic for discussion. Fuel economy and energy efficiency are distant memories. With low gas prices, few are thinking about alternatives to fossil fuels. Ford’s new entrant into the booming sport utility vehicle market is the Excursion. It is 19 […]
The Diversion of Discontent
Ralph Nader
Polls indicate widespread public discontent with the political system. Fewer and fewer people bother to vote for what Ralph Nader calls the “Tweedledum and Tweedledee” options of the Republicans and Democrats. People are diverted from the real issues of political economy and corporate power and privileges. Much of the media are devoted to “infotainment” and […]
Citizen Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader covers a wide range of issues that offer insight into the thinking of the man Life magazine has ranked among this century’s 100 most influential Americans. Nader talks about the current political scene, the environment, media and his childhood hero, Lou Gehrig. The Citizen Nader interview is an excellent companion to his speech “Beyond Politics […]
The Future of Public Interest Law
Ralph Nader
Nader makes a powerful case to graduating law students to practice public interest law and work for the common good. An inspiring lecture.
Beyond Politics as Usual
Ralph Nader
Two out of three Americans say they are fed up with politics as usual as represented by the traditional parties. In 1996, Ralph Nader accepted the nomination of the Green Party to run for President. He gave one of the most memorable and dynamic acceptance speeches in memory. Recorded at UCLA.
Washington Rules
Ralph Nader
There is an extraordinary confluence of corporate and political power in the nation’s capital. The right-wing surge, called a revolution by some, seems to be predicated on the notion of: Take from the needy and give to the greedy. The wallets of the big boys are bulging as they climb into their Lear jets. Back […]
Corporate Power: Profits Before People
Ralph Nader
“Hats off! It was a heck of a year,” trumpets Fortune magazine. “Productivity gains and relentless restructuring generated impressive profits for the Fortune 500.” Sounds great, doesn’t it? But there’s a disturbing paradox: while corporate profits are soaring, people are getting poorer. Workers are putting in longer hours and earning less. Poverty rates and inequality […]
GATT: Global Corporation
Ralph Nader
GATT is the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The 100+ member Geneva-based organization sets international tariff and trade rules.The so-called Uruguay round of GATT was concluded in December 1994. GATT has a profound impact on the global economy. It provides the framework of an emerging economic order. Yet far more media attention is paid […]
Dissolving Plutocracy
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader spoke at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Plutocracy evolves as power concentrates itself when citizens neglect to exercise their civic power daily. Nader cites examples of plutocracy in the United States: the savings and loan rescue by the FDIC, secret defense contracts, and other forms of corporate welfare. The public assets that […]
WTO Debate
Ralph Nader
2 CDs The World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Seattle generated an enormous amount of media attention, controversy and some of the biggest protests in decades. WTO supporters say that free trade, the unimpeded flow of goods, services and capital, results in broad economic and social benefits. The elimination of trade barriers lifts poor people […]
Empire, Globalization & Religion
Chandra Muzaffar
The U.S. has deeply penetrated the Islamic world. And it’s not only Angelina Jolie movies, Britney Spears videos, McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken. American military bases and many thousands of troops straddle Muslim countries from Central Asia to the Middle East. And it’s no coincidence. Most of the world’s oil is in these regions. It […]

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