WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a po...
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.
Patrice Hill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
An unusual alliance of conservatives and liberals is pushing to break up or downsize banks deemed "too big to fail," rather than create a new regulato...
Steven G. Brant | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
With all the interest in the damage Wall Street has done, activity that's the opposite should draw some attention. But coverage of the corporate social responsibility movement is not yet an idea whose time has come.
Yahoo Finance | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business
Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader appeared on Yahoo Tech Ticker today to discuss President Obama's plan for a consumer f...
John T. Halliday | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology
My conclusions about the causes of the Air France 447 tragedy have been shaped not just by my decades as an international airline captain and cockpit computer analyst, but by learning from world-class experts. Here are a few of their voices.
Meg Favreau | Posted 11.28.2009 | Comedy
Fan fiction is what populated the internet with Kirk and Spock sex scenes, led countless people write themselves into the Harry Potter universe, and led me at age 13 to write a story in which Mulder puked on someone's shoes.
Myriam Miedzian | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
It's difficult to argue with the basic premise of Nader's book -- that it's hopeless to hope for real change as long as government officials are on the take.
Jeff Norman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics
Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...
Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
Nader's accusation goes to the heart of the good ol' boy politics that McAuliffe represents and the very type which Obama sought to push out of the DNC's inner circle.
Washington Post | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
Consumer activist Ralph Nader accused Terry McAuliffe Thursday of orchestrating an effort to remove him from the presidential ballot in 2004 when McAu...
Christina Bellantoni | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics
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Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics
Gunshot wounds directly cost some $2 billion dollars a year. Gun insurance would help with medical bills and funeral expenses.
The Hill | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics
Actor Val Kilmer is strongly considering a run for New Mexico governor in 2011 when Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson will be term-limited out of office...
August J. Pollak | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics
Andrew Winston | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green
I never thought I'd say it, but I agree with Exxon on an environmental issue.
Ari Herzog | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
I challenge the country to think of me as a citizen first, a consumer to improve the economy second. I challenge you to think like me.
Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business
This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.
Bill Chameides | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green
After eight long years in the legislative desert, we have a president and Congress committed to passing climate legislation. But any celebration is premature.
Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics
He is aiming, as he always said he would, to bring red and blue together, to create a United States of America. However naïve and unattainable that goal may be -- that is his goal. He is Mr. Middle.
Beau Friedlander | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
Obama's peace train is on tracks that have led to the same place since Eisenhower first told America to beware the military-industrial complex.
Jan Herman | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
I understand Nader's points about policy and agree with him, but he should have offered some kind of apology for the personal nature of his attack on Obama.
Tom Alderman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media
For news junkies, the fun has just begun. There's an administration to cast, speculation about post-election deals, mergers and maneuvers. And how about the people who deliver the news?
Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
The schadenfreude breaking out among Democrats after eight years of a Republican presidency need not be limited to the right. Here, for example, is Ralph Nader calling Barack Obama an "Uncle Tom."
AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics