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What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Boycott, Americablog, Two Party System, Obama Gay Rights, Obama, Gay, Democrats, Democratic Party, Lgbt, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, LGBT Rights, Fundraising, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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.

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Federal Reserve-Led Regulation Opposed By Lawmakers From Both Parties

Patrice Hill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Treasury Department, Barney Frank, Bank of America, Aig, Banks, Federal Reserve, Timothy Geithner, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Ralph Nader, House Financial Services Committee, Business News

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...

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Wall Street and the US Government: Where's Jimmy Stewart When We Need Him?

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.

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Nader: Federal Reserve "Doesn't Even Know How To Spell Consumer Protection" (VIDEO)

Yahoo Finance | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer, Elizabeth Warren, Regulatory Reform, Federal Reserve, US Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Protection, Ralph Nader, Business News

Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader appeared on Yahoo Tech Ticker today to discuss President Obama's plan for a consumer f...

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Air France 447: A Cockpit China Syndrome

John T. Halliday | Posted 10.01.2009 | Technology

Read More: Air France 447, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, Airbus, Mary Anne Greczyn, Ralph Nader, Air France Crash, Plane Crash, Air France Missing, Technology News

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.

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75-Year-Old Man Publishes Fan Fiction; BTW, That Man Is Ralph Nader

Meg Favreau | Posted 09.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fan Fiction, Ralph Nader, Comedy News

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.

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Is Ralph Nader On To Something?

Myriam Miedzian | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Bribery, Ralph Nader, Warren Buffett, Books, Politics News

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.

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The Hypocrisy of Bill Maher

Jeff Norman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Noam Chomsky, Television, Hyprocrisy, Ballot, Liberals, Dennis Kucinich, Tv, President, Election, Ralph Nader, Bill Maher, Politics News

Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Terry McAuliffe, All That Was Wrong With the Democratic Party

Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, John McCain, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Terry McAuliffe, Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Terry Mcauliffe Virginia Governor, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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.

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Ralph Nader Accuses Terry McAuliffe Of Offering To Pay Him To Pull Out Of States In 2004 Election

Washington Post | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Consumer activist Ralph Nader accused Terry McAuliffe Thursday of orchestrating an effort to remove him from the presidential ballot in 2004 when McAu...

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Gearing Up For a Health Care Fight

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: MoveOn.Org, Washington Times, Bellantoni, President Obama, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Single Payer, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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Why Not Gun Insurance? An Invitation to the NRA

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Gun Insurance, Bob Herbert, Gun Rights, Gun Control, Nra, Ralph Nader, Vince Bugliosi, Politics News

Gunshot wounds directly cost some $2 billion dollars a year. Gun insurance would help with medical bills and funeral expenses.

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Val Kilmer: I Might Run For New Mexico Governor

The Hill | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Mexico Governor, Governor Val Kilmer, Val Kilmer, Ralph Nader, Bill Richardson, Politics News

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...

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Change

August J. Pollak | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration Coverage, Obama Swearing In, Obama's Inauguration, Humor, Inauguration, Obama Oath, Obama Oath of Office, Barack Obama Inauguration, Cartoon, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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Exxon Goes Green?

Andrew Winston | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Taxes, Rex Tillerson, Carbon Tax, Cap-and-Trade, Deficits, Greg Mankiw, Exxon Mobil, Larry Summers, Al Gore, Supply and Demand Oil, Ralph Nader, Green News

I never thought I'd say it, but I agree with Exxon on an environmental issue.

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Why I Challenge You to Think Like Me

Ari Herzog | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Wessels, Citizenship, Msnbc, Consumerism, John F Kennedy Quotes, Regulation, Washington Post, Benjamin Barber, Ari Herzog, Jfk, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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.

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"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business

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This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

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Cap and Trade Under Attack -- Say It Ain't So, Mr. Nader

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Carbon Markets, Ralph Nader, Climate Change, Global Warming, Wall Street Journal, Green News

After eight long years in the legislative desert, we have a president and Congress committed to passing climate legislation. But any celebration is premature.

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Mr. Middle: A Maturity Test For Obama Supporters

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Noam Chomsky, Charles Krauthammer, Stock Market, David Brooks, Transition Team, Larry Kudlow, Obama, Sarah Palin, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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.

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He's the President, Stupid

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.

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Bob's Your Uncle

Jan Herman | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Race Baiting, Fox News, Obama Nader, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Nader Fox News, Politics News

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.

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Post Election Predictions for All News Junkies

Tom Alderman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Meet the Press, Obama, Activist Government, Keith Olbermann, Harold Stassen, Sarah Palin, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Msnbc, The Plumber, Katie Couric, Rupert Murdoch, Joe, Ralph Nader, Herbert Hoover, Holographic Reporters, Lincoln, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Steve Doocy, Chris Matthews, CBS Evening News, Hilary Clinton, Fox News, Cnn, Tom Brokaw, Rachel Maddow, Shep Smith, Arlen Spector, Lyndon Johnson, President-Elect Obama, Roosevelt, Coolidge, Harding, Media News

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?

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Schadenfreude: It's Not Just For the Right Anymore

Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Shep Smith, Fox News, Ralph Nader Uncle Tom, Ralph Nader 2008, Ralph Nader, Politics News

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."

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U.S. Election Fever Grips Arab Media

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

Lebanese citizens interviewed on Lebanon's Future TV News channel were mostly for Obama, while Iraqis were waiting for the election's results to determine their country's fate, according to an FTV report.

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