Award-Winning Broadcaster Bob Edwards Marks Five Years On Sirius XM Radio Oct 13, 2009
Some of Edwards' guests have included: Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker; Ralph Nader; renowned historian Simon Schama; Mike Wallace; singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt; New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd; basketball coach Phil Jackson; President Jimmy Carter; actor Adrien Brody; singer Jennifer Hudson; and director Ron Howard. David Broder, political columnist of The Washington Post, joins Bob live on the program every Friday to discuss politics. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Frank: While Manuel delights, MLB can only wince Oct 12, 2009
The postponement of Game 3 of the NLDS Saturday because of a coating of snow and bitterly cold temperatures has given Phillies manager Charlie Manuel a chance to have his pitching rotation lean farther left than Ralph Nader. If the series goes five games, the Colorado Rockies will end up seeing nothing but lefties now that Manuel announced that he'll start J.A. Happ in tonight's Game 3 in place of Pedro Martinez. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Obama Focusing on al Qaeda, not Taliban Oct 9, 2009
Plus; Ralph Nader discusses his new book, "Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us.". Video. (CBS News)
Superheroes arose from a dark time in American history Oct 7, 2009
He s Ralph Nader on steroids. American comic books grew out a melding of newspaper comic strips and the pulp fiction of the 1920s. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Toyota's reputation takes a pounding Oct 7, 2009
Some observers suggest Biller could become the Ralph Nader of Toyota, a reference to the longtime consumer advocate who shattered GMs reputation back in the 1960s when he revealed safety problems with the small Chevrolet Corvair. He very well could be, and depending on how the media handles this, this could incite something very negative in terms of public perception, says George Peterson, chief auto analyst with AutoPacific Inc., a California-based consultancy. (MSNBC -- Business)
Ralph Nader Says Novel Can Become Reality Oct 1, 2009
Activist and author Ralph Nader has written a long novel that uses Omaha's richest citizen as the hero. "It's how 17 billionaires and mega-millionaires in 2006 decide to be champions for the American people," Nader said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Mazda RX-8 only vehicle with 5-star rollover risk rating - Jun. 7, 2004 Oct 1, 2009
But car buyers shouldn't necessarily feel good about a four-star rating, said Laura MacCleery, counsel for auto safety for Public Citizen, the consumer group founded by Ralph Nader. She said that the 10 to 20 percent risk of a rollover in that category should not be considered one of the top ratings, and instead should be considered the minimum acceptable level. (Yahoo News -- Highway Safety)
Democrat compares health care to the Holocaust... Oct 1, 2009
Grayson calls health care crisis 'holocaust' - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. segregation tomorrow. (The Drudge Report)
Liberals, cut your losses Sep 30, 2009
Though the race was tourniquet tight, Moore backed Ralph Nader to teach the Democrats a lesson. As Bush forces funneled campaign cash to Nader, Moore served as the spoiler's warm-up act. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Ralph Nader To Sign Books At 7 P.M. Sep 30, 2009
-- Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in Omaha Tuesday night signing copies of his new novel. Nader's novel, "Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us," features Warren Buffet and 70 other wealthy Americans as protagonists with a plan to save the country. (7 KETV Omaha)
Deal with it, liberals Sep 26, 2009
In 2000, many disgusted liberals (including myself) were sick of being ignored by the party we supported and voted for Ralph Nader. Get a clue, Democrats. (Salon)
A bigger house would favor Democrats Sep 25, 2009
The last eight months should have shown everyone that Ralph Nader was absolutely right in 2000 - the only difference between Democrats and Republicans is the speed with which their knees hit the floor when big corporations come knocking. said. (Harper's Magazine)
Ask the pilot Sep 25, 2009
Fairechild was a flight attendant for many years at United and Pan Am, and in her book and through her Web site she assumes the role of passenger advocate -- a sort of Ralph Nader with a tray of pretzels. One of Fairechild's regular and fraudulent talking points is the one about a supposed lack of oxygen in the passenger compartments of airliners. (Salon)
Ralph Nader, Fiction Writer Sep 23, 2009
Ralph Nader Jacquelyn Martin / AP ... Ralph Nader has been many things: lawyer, consumer-rights bulldog, political activist, and perennial third-party Presidential candidate. (Time.com)
Education letters 9/21 Sep 22, 2009
It s no surprise to me that he has Ralph Nader writing an endorsement of his new book on his blog site. Having Nader promoting his book is just further evidence of his warped view of the world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
What's Behind the 'Mad as Hell' Movement? Sep 21, 2009
What's Behind the 'Mad as Hell' Movement. - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News. (CBS News)
Buffett Plays Role In New Nader Novel Sep 19, 2009
-- Ralph Nader, the consumer activist and corporate scourge, is saying nice things about some rich people. After decades of speeches, policy papers and books attacking corporations and politicians, Nader has turned to fiction. (7 KETV Omaha)
Buffett, Cosby and a Parrot Save World Sep 19, 2009
Ralph Nader Tries His Hand at Fiction in New 700-Page Novel ... Ralph Nader, seen in Washington, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, has written a fiction novel ... (AP) Ralph Nader, the consumer activist and corporate scourge, is saying nice things about the kind of folks you'd expect him to despise. (CBS News)
Microsoft introduces latest Zune player Sep 18, 2009
If a comic strip character, Charlie Brown trying to kick a football, and if a politician, Ralph Nader running for president. All have little hope of triumphing, but they try over and over again. (AZCentral -- Business)
The Nanosphere -- Finding the good in what other countries do Sep 17, 2009
Ralph Nader, for example, can take so many votes that an election with more liberal voters than conservatives can still elect George W. Bush. Ross Perot can similarly help elect Bill Clinton instead of George H.W. Bush. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Van Jones: "Im Bad! Im Slick!" Sep 7, 2009
But Jones says, "The person I'm really patterning my life after is Ralph Nader." Not Nader the election spoiler, but Nader the lifelong consumer advocate, whose policy triumphs include the creation of OSHA and the EPA. "Hey," Jones says, "Nader got more legislation passed than almost any president.". "TOTALLY LEFT OUT". (FastCompany)
Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth's 'Road Agent' bubblemobile headed to auction Aug 29, 2009
He used the standard Corvair swing axle independent rear suspension (the one Ralph Nader later trashed zinging Nader appealed to Roth) with coil springs and got the whole thing running. Not surprisingly, the reversed Powerglide worked fine, but provided two speeds going backwards and only one, the Corvairs reverse, going in the usual direction. (USA Today -- Money)
Statement of Ralph Nader Regarding Senator Ted Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Ralph Nader ... SOURCE Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate. (PR Newswire)
CQ: What co-ops and Seinfeld have in common Aug 26, 2009
Somewhere, the king of consumer co-ops, Ralph Nader, must be smiling, or at least smirking. Naders Buyers Up co-op for home energy first found footing in the mid-1980s. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Making Sense Of The Blackwater Connection Aug 22, 2009
"The idea that the United States government should accept liability for the unprovoked criminal manslaughter of seventeen innocent Iraqis by Blackwater mercenaries, and place it on the back of taxpayers, is corporate animism run amok," says Ralph Nader, who has spent his entire career fighting against corporate personhood. "If Blackwater wants to be treated like a person, then its latest mutation, USTC, should be prosecuted, convicted and given the equivalent penalty of corporate capital... (CBS News)
Full list Health reform: Aug 18, 2009
The is a consumer watchdog based in Tallahassee that traces its roots back to the Unsafe at Any Speed days of Ralph Nader, in the 1970s. Today, the biggest consumer issue of all is health care access. (The Palm Beach Post)
Obama's health care plan: Can we really afford to extend coverage to those here illegally? Aug 16, 2009
A cheer leader for Joe, not hardly I have never agreed with Joe and his politics especially his choice of Ralph Nader forPresident that is about as over the top as Ron Paul No Gator is stillGator. " jbhiker wrote on Aug 9, 2009 9:06 PM:" Holy CR4P. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
World Wrestling Entertainment CEO May Challenge Dodd Aug 15, 2009
Ralph Nader should run. Washington, CT, USA. (FOX61, CT)
The News According to AEI Aug 5, 2009
For all the noise about liberal bias in newsrooms, you d think the country s big three papers had contracted George Soros, Ralph Nader, and Gloria Steinem as their exclusive opinionators. But a Daily Beast review of the archives of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post tells a much different story: Conservative think tanks are pummeling their liberal peers in the race for the most prominent placement on op-ed pages. (The American Conservative)
Lawyers emerge as the winner in Ford settlement Aug 3, 2009
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Poll numbers might not tell the entire story Aug 1, 2009
Seven of these independents voted for Obama in last Novembers presidential contest, four voted for Republican John McCain and one voted for Ralph Nader. All the participants were white men and women, except for one African-American man. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama's racial doctrine for a new age Jul 27, 2009
Ironically the victory of America's first black president came partly because he chose to avoid the subject of race, no matter how much he was taunted to address it by the likes of Rush Limbaugh on the right or Ralph Nader on the left. It is politically safer for him to show us models of racial harmony than to tell us about them. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Shepard Smith is rating high on Fox News Channel Jul 26, 2009
He called out Ralph Nader for saying Obama might become an Uncle Tom for the giant corporations, asking Nader coldly, What was that. Rarely, Smith offers hints of his own views: We are America. (Boston Globe)
Catching up with the Lions - Women's Soccer Jul 25, 2009
"I am in Washington, D.C. for 10 weeks on a scholarship. I am interning with the National Archives and Records Administration (they are the ones that keep the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights). I am working with the Human Resource Department. I got this internship through The Washington Center and they also make us take a course so I am taking Campaigning for a Cause: Changing the World, One Issue at a Time. Through this program I got the opportunity to meet Dianne... (Lmulions.com)
We The Corporation Jul 20, 2009
Ralph Nader a consumer advocate and former 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate warns that, "Corporations like Halliburton, Blackwater, KBR, Exxon, Pfizer and Bank of America [have amassed greater influence] constitutionally and operationally than the American electorate," Nader said. Journalist Jeremy Scahill has also sounded the alarm on the private defense contractor Blackwater in a book he wrote about the private defense contractor entitled, Blackwater The Rise of the World's Most powerful... (Suite101.com)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ] Ford, Ferrari battle in 1960s cost lives as well as fortunes Jul 19, 2009
In an era when speed almost always trumped safety X Ralph Nader first sounded the alarm in his book Unsafe at Any Speed in 1965 X drivers died at an alarming rate. McLaren, killed in a 1970 crash in England, had unwittingly written his own epitaph years earlier: To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Zell: Use Gorilla Glue on Obamas chair Jul 17, 2009
Speaking to more than 1,000 conservative - overwhelmingly Republican - lawmakers from around the country, Miller said, Today, we re spending like we re Paris Hilton, regulating like we re Ralph Nader, nationalizing like we re Hugo Chavez, printing money like we re the Weimar Republic and taxing like we re, well, the Democratic Congress. Miller was the Thursday keynoter at the annual gathering of the American Legislative Exchange Council, which ostensibly is a bipartisan or nonpartisan group of... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
What’s behind Obama poll numbers? The economy Jul 14, 2009
What s behind Obama poll numbers. What s behind Obama poll numbers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Are Business Executive Overpaid and Corrupt? Jul 10, 2009
In a strident 2007 Green Festival speech cheerfully titled The Road to Corporate Fascism, four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader declared: The Corporate System is inherently defective, no matter how it grows, no matter where it grows ... Theres no evidence at all that cutting the compensation of Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke would magically raise the wages of his 2,100,000 employees, but levelers like Ralph Nader pay far more attention to the privileges of those at the top of... (Townhall.com)
The North Koreans really are a little bit nuts Jul 9, 2009
5:03 pm July 8, 2009, by Jay. South Korean officials have been blaming North Korea for a coordinated series of cyberattacks against government websites in Korea and here in the United States in recent days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Best car ever? Worst? Jul 8, 2009
WORST: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair - Ralph Nader was RIGHT. Alfred P Sloan Jul 7, 2009 7:02 AM BEST: 1969 CamaroWORST: VW BUG Robby Jul 7, 2009 8:51 AM Best car ever 1971 Dodge Demon. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Fourth of July is a celebration of agitation (23) Jul 5, 2009
It was only getting started and the rebellion has moved through such great forces of agitation as the abolitionists and suffragists, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, the Populists and the Wobblies, Fighting Bob La Follette and Huey Long, the Square Deal and New Deal, Mother Jones and Woodie Guthrie, Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez and on into todays continuing fight for economic fairness, social justice and equal opportunity for all. Without... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
ARTShot by Richard Avedon Jul 4, 2009
Ralph Nader: 75, activist, Washington, D.C. Photographed June 8, 1976. "The principal memory is when he came into the office. He was dressed in dark. He was the photographer of dark. It wasn't dark enough even with the lights off on a cloudy day. He said, 'Do you mind if we go into the back alley where it is really dark?' It was dark as can be. "I always wondered why a photographer would be so focused on dark pictures from an artistic point of view. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hipsters, Tempura Burgers, and Pets Who Want To Kill Themselves Jul 3, 2009
Look at this fucking hipster with the and forearm tattoo of Ralph Nader. Look at that fucking hipster with , the sweater vest adorned with what looks like the face of Tony the Tiger, and those tie-dyed shoelaces borrowed from Zack Morris. (Slate)
How Franken won Jul 2, 2009
Ralph Nader's candidacy helped George Bush and hurt Al Gore. I believe Dean Barkley hurt Al Franken more than Norm Coleman, but in this instance at least, it didn't prove to be fatal. (Harper's Magazine)
Lazarus: Don’t Blame Democrats for Republican Obstruction of Obama’s Judicial Nominees Jun 26, 2009
Breyer s most vocal opposition came from the left consumer advocate Ralph Nader and his ally the late Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum. (Roll Call)
Nader accuses Corbett of a conflict of interest Jun 23, 2009
HARRISBURG -- Frequent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is asking state Attorney General Tom Corbett to return $15,900 in campaign contributions received from a Pittsburgh-based law firm that helped House Democrats coordinate a 2004 effort to have Mr. Nader thrown off the Pennsylvania ballot. Those Democrats now are under investigation by Mr. Corbett's office for using state resources to have legislative aides work on the petition challenges during work time. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Third Parties in U.S. Presidential ... Jun 19, 2009
The on-going candidacy of Ralph Nader focuses on environmental activism. The disputed 2000 election was decided in Florida, where Democrats in some districts claim that the layout of the punch-card ballots led them to vote for Nader rather than Al Gore. (Suite101.com)
Yes, this is blatant hypocrisy on Obama’s part Jun 17, 2009
Some months ago Ralph Nader said, He is going to be our first African-American president and we wish him well. But his choice basically is whether he is going to be Uncle Sam for the people of this country or Uncle Tom for the giant corporations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Why Bill Kauffman Is Not a Conservative Jun 16, 2009
True dissenters who undertake national campaigns Ron Paul, Ralph Nader are mocked, libeled, or ignored. Words are stripped of their meaning, even inverted, so that a vote for change produces Joe Biden, and a cheer for family values brings forth Newt Gingrich. (The American Conservative)
Editorial: Hope for GM Jun 5, 2009
Even the Corvair, the model with four on the floor, was a blast to drive, no matter what the spoilsport Ralph Nader said. Now too, GM makes some great vehicles, including trucks that look good, are reasonably economical and are fun to drive. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Huffington Post: Jun 2, 2009
Jack Hidary: General Rick Sanchez Calls for War Crimes Truth Commission - VIDEO UPDATE. Posted: May 31, 2009 10:58 PM. (Harper's Magazine)
Ralph Nader: 'For GM's voiceless owners -- the common shareholders -- it is a wipeout'... Jun 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer advocate Ralph Nader today issued the following statement on GM's bankruptcy filing ... SOURCE Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate Copyright 2009 PR Newswire. (The Drudge Report)
'As GM goes, so goes ... ' Jun 2, 2009
Car later attacked by Ralph Nader, who wrote book "Unsafe at Any Speed" that led to congressional auto safety hearings. 1979 GM's U.S. employment peaks at 618,365, making it the largest private employer in the country. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nader: GM Bankruptcy 'Wipe Out' for Stockholders Jun 2, 2009
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader today issued the following statement on GM's bankruptcy filing. Today's bankruptcy declaration in federal court by General Motors is an avoidable, crude weapon of mass devastation for workers, dealers, auto suppliers, small businesses and their depleted communities. (Newsmax)
Obama vows GM aid Jun 2, 2009
Longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader, an early critic of General Motors, said on CNBC that the new arrangement may give GM a clean slate, but it also could become "a political boomerang for President Obama.". 1. (Albany Times Union)
Car deals out there, but costs likely to rise Jun 2, 2009
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is also concerned that less competition will mean higher prices. In a letter to key congressmen, he asked, "Is the logic of closing dealers to enable the remaining dealers to charge higher prices; and if so, why is the government facilitating such a move?". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Obama: Nationalization of GM to be short-term Jun 2, 2009
Longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader, an early critic of General Motors, said on CNBC that the new arrangement may give GM a clean slate, but it also could become "a political boomerang for President Obama.". Obama said he recognizes that even the temporary nationalization of GM "may give some Americans pause." But he called it preferable to letting the company fail outright - or giving it more and more bailout loans, money it has gone through rapidly. (AZCentral -- News)
Mazda RX-8 only vehicle with 5-star rollover risk rating - Jun. 7, 2004 Jun 2, 2009
But car buyers shouldn't necessarily feel good about a four-star rating, said Laura MacCleery, counsel for auto safety for Public Citizen, the consumer group founded by Ralph Nader. She said that the 10 to 20 percent risk of a rollover in that category should not be considered one of the top ratings, and instead should be considered the minimum acceptable level. (Yahoo News -- Highway Safety)
GM's junk heap May 30, 2009
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader featured the Corvair in part of his famous book "Unsafe at Any Speed." which pilloried the U.S. auto industry for emphasizing design over safety. GM ultimately improved the Corvair's suspension design, which was a good move. (CNN -- Money)
General Motors May 30, 2009
The car is later attacked by Ralph Nader. His book, "Unsafe at Any Speed," led to congressional auto safety hearings. (CBS News -- Early Show)
much more. Friday, May 29, 2009 May 29, 2009
Ralph Nader says the then-DNC chair wanted him off the ballot in 2004 battleground states, and was prepared to pay. Alex Koppelman. (Salon)
Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe? (The Nation) May 29, 2009
-- Consumer activist Ralph Nader has made a significant charge against former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe -- that of attempting to bribe a political foe in order to influence an election result ... Elisabeth Smith, a spokeswoman for McAuliffe, sounds like she is confirming the charge when says her boss "was concerned that Ralph Nader would cost John Kerry the election as he did Al Gore in 2000 and give us another four years of George W. Bush." ... "It looks like Ralph... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Nader: McAuliffe Offered Me Money to Pull Out in 04 May 29, 2009
Consumer activist Ralph Nader accused Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe Thursday of trying to buy him off from running in the 2004 election ... " McAuliffe, in a hotly-contested three-way Democratic primary for governor, is facing several charges about his colorful past as a political fixer. And he isnt denying this latest charge, according to The Washington Post. His spokeswoman Elisabeth Smith said in a statement McAuliffe "was concerned that Ralph Nader would cost John Kerry... (Newsmax)
A Brief History of General Motors Corp. May 28, 2009
Car later attacked by Ralph Nader, who wrote book "Unsafe at Any Speed" that led to congressional auto safety hearings. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
