Conversations with Remarkable Minds

How an organized citizenry can break through the power of our plutocratic and oligarchic system

Ralph Nader is without a second one of the most influential Americans during the past several decades.  He is directly responsible for many of our most important bills that have provided protection to consumers against the onslaughts of corporate short-term profits and the Friedmanite free market, unregulated capitalism. landmark acts for Freedom of Information, Clean Water, Clean Air, Whistleblower Protection, Wholesome Food, and others that have been enacted by Congress.  A graduate of Princeton and Harvard universities, Ralph has been a presidential candidate for five elections, building his platform on consumer rights, humanitarian and civil rights efforts, environmental sanity, and democratic government.  Ralph’s most recent book “Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think” that outlines a new progressive path to break the corporate plutocracy and oligarchic elite in Washington.  His website is Nader.org

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