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Democratic Party Leaders – Get Tough!

Enough already with the Democrats’ confused disarray in responding to Tyrant Trump’s vicious, illegal destruction of critical federal programs for...

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CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Democratic Leaders—Get Tough and Hold Unofficial Congressional Hearings By and For the People!

Democratic Leaders—Get Tough and Hold Unofficial Congressional Hearings By and For the People!
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Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Trump’s Autocratic Moves Toward Corporate Fascism – OpEd

Ralph Nader: Trump’s Autocratic Moves Toward Corporate Fascism – OpEd

Trump has mused publicly about his fondness for Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s “elected” dictator, and how he accomplished commanding control over

04.03.2025 2

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Trump’s Autocratic Moves Toward Corporate Fascism

Trump has mused publicly about his fondness for Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s “elected” dictator, and how he accomplished commanding control over his...

03.03.2025 20

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Who Will Stand Against the Fascist Trump?

Who Will Stand Against the Fascist Trump?
01.03.2025 4

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Stop Repeating The Vast Undercount Of Gazan Deaths; It Is Ten Times Greater – OpEd

Ralph Nader: Stop Repeating The Vast Undercount Of Gazan Deaths; It Is Ten Times Greater – OpEd

Enough already of the media’s lazy indifference to the vast undercount of the Palestinian death toll from Netanyahu’s genocidal daily

25.02.2025 2

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

An Indifferent Media Is Failing to Report the 400,000 Dead in Gaza

An Indifferent Media Is Failing to Report the 400,000 Dead in Gaza
24.02.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Stop Repeating the Vast Undercount of Gazan Deaths. It Is Ten Times Greater.

Enough already of the media’s lazy indifference to the vast undercount of the Palestinian death toll from Netanyahu’s genocidal daily bombing and...

24.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Trump/Musk Dictatorship Is Galvanizing The American People’s Resistance – OpEd

Ralph Nader: Trump/Musk Dictatorship Is Galvanizing The American People’s Resistance – OpEd

Madmen Trump and Musk are moving with warp speed to illegally and dictatorially wreck America and enrich themselves in the

18.02.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Trump/Musk Dictatorship Is Galvanizing the American People’s Resistance

Madmen Trump and Musk are moving with warp speed to illegally and dictatorially wreck America and enrich themselves in the process. Forget the use of...

17.02.2025 20

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Trump-Musk Dictatorship Is Awakening the American People's Resistance

15.02.2025 2

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

A Trumpian Fascistic Coup is Underway—Stop It Before the Terror Starts

Rise up people and fast. Tyrant Trump and his Musk-driven gangsters are launching a fascistic coup d’état. Much of everything you like about...

11.02.2025 50

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

We Must Rise Up to Stop This Corporate Coup—and Fast

08.02.2025 9

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge Of Dictator Donald – OpEd

Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a

04.02.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge of Dictator Donald

Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign....

03.02.2025 50

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Dictator Donald Thinks He’s Invincible; He’s Not

01.02.2025 4

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

To Thwart Trump’s Tyranny, the Media Must Cover Resistance by Civic Groups and Unions

A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in office, he has set a record for...

27.01.2025 6

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

To Defend Democracy From Trump, the Mainstream Press Must Cover Peoples’ Movements

25.01.2025 9

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: To Thwart Trump’s Tyranny, The Media Must Cover Resistance By Civic Groups And Unions – OpEd

A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in

25.01.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country

The rise of Donald Trump from a widely publicized, if failed, business boss to a two-term President has taught us a great deal about our society. He...

21.01.2025 10

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country – OpEd

The rise of Donald Trump from a widely publicized, if failed, business boss to a two-term President has taught us

20.01.2025 9

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country

19.01.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Why We Shouldn’t Be Concerned About AI Replacing Jobs – OpEd

By Walter Block I frequently fly from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Vancouver, British Columbia, and then back again. There is

17.01.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Jimmy Carter Was My Last President – OpEd

Jimmy Carter was my last president. I believe that is true for progressive civic groups, too. He actively opened up

17.01.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Statement By Ralph Nader And Bruce Fein – OpEd

You have just decided that grizzly bears can remain on the endangered species list. Yet, week after week, you have

11.01.2025 8

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader Statement On Jimmy Carter’s Legacy

Jimmy Carter was the last president to actively open the government for engagement by citizen groups. Right after his November 1976 election, he...

31.12.2024 40

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Need For Anticipatory Strategies For Oncoming Trumpism – OpEd

Now is the time to prepare anticipatory strategies against what the vengeful, avaricious, lawless Trump and his Trumpsters have boasted out loud...

19.12.2024 4

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Need for Anticipatory Strategies for Oncoming Trumpism

Now is the time to prepare anticipatory strategies against what the vengeful, avaricious, lawless Trump and his Trumpsters have boasted out loud...

17.12.2024 10

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Don't Wait for Trump's Attack, People. It's Time Go on Offense

Trumpy Dumpty is thin on the facts, policies and programs, but he is as cunning as a hungry shark in detecting weakness in his opponents,...

14.12.2024 5

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: The ‘Silent Violence’ Of Corporate Greed And Power – OpEd

For decades consumer groups have been sounding clarion calls for action against the “silent violence” causing massive casualties that arise from...

11.12.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

The “Silent Violence” of Corporate Greed and Power

For decades consumer groups have been sounding clarion calls for action against the “silent violence” causing massive casualties that arise from...

10.12.2024 9

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

The 'Silent Violence' of Corporate Greed and Power

Year after year, the deadly toll goes up, not down, and the horrors continue.

08.12.2024 2

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Readers Think And Thinkers Read—Book Recommendations For Holiday 2024

After years of selecting authors of excellent non-fiction books for public attention and action, I want to interest readers in a selection of my...

05.12.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Greater Energy Levels By GOP Produce Victories Over Democrats – OpEd

Over thirty years ago, Republican historian and political analyst, Kevin Phillips, remarked that the “Republicans go for the jugular while the...

01.12.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

The Energy Gap: Why Democrats Keep Losing to GOP Plutocrats

Energy counts, matters, and wins the political battles. There isn't even any adrenaline around the Dems' capillaries.

29.11.2024 10

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Greater Energy Levels by GOP Produce Victories Over Democrats

Over thirty years ago, Republican historian and political analyst, Kevin Phillips, remarked that the “Republicans go for the jugular while the...

29.11.2024 5

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: From Mount Trump – How Trump Sees His World – OpEd

Let’s look at the political scene from Trump’s viewpoint. Sitting in his luxurious Mar-a-Lago palace receiving the daily obeisant supplicants...

25.11.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

The View From Mount Trump

Looking over his gigantic domain astride the country and soon the world, Trump can recount the pillars of his elected dictatorship.

23.11.2024 6

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

The Democratic Senate Must Hold These Public Hearings Before January 3, 2025

Biden’s executive agencies, like the EPA and the NLRB, are racing to complete important work before the Trumpster gang of Der Führer Donald takes...

18.11.2024 4

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Senate Democrats Must Move With Lightning Speed Before Führer Trump Takes Over

They must hold key public hearings before January 3, 2025.

16.11.2024 2

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Electing an American Fuhrer as Wall Street Cheers and Soars

On September 17, 1787, the last day after the drafting of our Constitution in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was leaving the building when a prominent...

12.11.2024 4

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

The Majority of Voters Have Elected an American Fuhrer

In speech after speech, Trump, JD Vance, and others have spoken as if they will have boundless power after January 20, 2025. They are not wrong.

10.11.2024 2

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Electing An American Fuhrer As Wall Street Cheers And Soars – OpEd

On September 17, 1787, the last day after the drafting of our Constitution in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was leaving the building when a prominent...

09.11.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

The Democratic Party Still Can Adopt Winning Agendas

Over the years, the Democratic Party’s blunders, arrogance and dependence on commercial campaign money and corporate-conflicted political/media...

04.11.2024 20

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: Weakened By Its Past Cowardliness, The Democratic Party Still Can Adopt Winning Agendas – OpEd

Over the years, the Democratic Party’s blunders, arrogance and dependence on commercial campaign money and corporate-conflicted political/media...

02.11.2024 2

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

It's Not Too Late for Democrats to Ditch Cowardice

Harris has learned little from Hillary Clinton’s disastrous loss to Trump in 2016. Bernie Sanders has shown the party what it looks like to...

02.11.2024 10

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

To Chamber of Commerce Trumpers – Watch What You Wish For

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...

31.10.2024 3

CounterPunch

Ralph Nader

Objections to an Unconditional Endorsement of Harris-Walz by Lebanese Americans

The letter does not do justice to this slaughter that is going on right now with full Biden/Harris backing.

26.10.2024 2

Common Dreams

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader: To Chamber Of Commerce Trumpers – Watch What You Wish For – OpEd

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...

26.10.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader On October 19th Unconditional Endorsement Of Harris/Walz Ticket – OpEd

The October 19, 2024 endorsement of the Harris/Walz Democratic ticket for the Presidency and Vice Presidency by over fifty Lebanese Americans...

23.10.2024 3

Eurasia Review

Ralph Nader