Category: Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Return To Sender

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We talk to Ralph about his new book, Return To Sender: Unanswered Letters to the President 2001-2015, a compilation of letters he sent to both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.  The Nation magazine called Return To Sender ” a twofer:  a spiritual exercise in citizen participation and a counterfactual history lesson in what might have been if only our government had hewn to democratic first principles and priorities over the last fifteen years. And, as always, more listener questions.”

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Remar Sutton, Lois Gibbs

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In this week’s episode, we talk to Remar Sutton, director of the Foolproof Foundation about how to teach your kids  how to be smart about spending money and using credit cards.  Ralph also talks to old friend and compatriot, Lois Gibbs, of Love Canal fame about how regular people can organize and make a difference in their communities. Plus more listener questions.

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Allison Stanger, J. Robert Hunter, Getting Steamed

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Ralph talks to Professor Allison Stanger about her book One Nation Under Contract and how private contractors have become an integral part of our foreign policy. We also talk to Bob Hunter, insurance director of the Consumer Federation of America, who warns us about the latest scam that may be affecting your auto insurance rates. Plus, Ralph tells us how you should be “getting steamed.”

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Bill Fletcher Jr., Phil Mattera

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Ralph talks to labor activist and author Bill Fletcher Jr. about the state of labor and the overall performance of the Congressional Black Caucus.  And Good Jobs First research director Phil Mattera stops by to unveil a new web-tool (subsidy tracker) they have developed that identifies which prominent corporations are living off the government teat.  Plus, more listener questions.

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Mark Green, Netanyahu, Hunger in Ohio

 

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Former NYC Public Advocate and Nader’s Raider Mark Green engages Ralph in a lively debate over Hillary Clinton and the difference between a politician versus an advocate. We also delve into Israeli Prime Minister’s address to Congress and the letter to Iran signed by forty-seven Republicans. We also discuss those that the economic upturn have left behind in Ohio.

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