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Posts tagged as “Ralph Nader”

Third Party talk at Occupy Wall Street protest

By Kimberly Wilder on September 25, 2011 11:50 AM

Kimberly Wilder writes: I am following the Occupy Wall Street protests closely at my other blog, onthewilderside.com, where it is more on topic. Though, of course, when there is a big demonstration, political issues arise.…

Nader Seeking Primary Challenger for Obama

By RedPhillips on September 16, 2011 4:09 PM

Newsmax has the story.

Consumer advocate and progressive liberal Ralph Nader said Thursday he will send a letter to a targeted group of 40 former university presidents, retired congressmen, progressive business leaders and civic activists and ask them to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.

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Nader Comments on: Tar Sands Arrests, Obama, Environmentalists, Green Party, etc.

By Kimberly Wilder on September 1, 2011 10:52 AM

Ralph Nader has run for President of the United States with the Green Party, and more recently, as an independent candidate. Nader recently posted an excellent piece of commentary on the Tar Sands Arrests at The White House…

Tar Sands Arrests on Obama’s Doorstep
by Ralph Nader, Reader Supported News / August 30, 2011

 

his is the second week of protests, led by Bill McKibben, in front of the White House demanding that President Barack Obama reject a proposed 1700 mile pipeline transporting the dirtiest oil from Alberta, Canada through fragile ecologies down to the Gulf Coast refineries.

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Nader’s warnings to rating agencies

By Kimberly Wilder on August 6, 2011 3:52 AM

Via onthewilderside.com
Published at Nader.org

Ralph Nader ran for President with the Green Party, and more recently as an independent candidate. Below is an excerpt from a 7/28/2011 post at Nader’s nonpartisan website.…

Could Ralph Nader’s novel become reality?

By Ross Levin on May 9, 2011 6:44 PM

From CounterPunch (read the whole thing here):

On the evening of May 4, a day before he was to join dozens of billionaires convened by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in Phoenix, Arizona to discuss how they might spend over half their wealth for “good works,” media entrepreneur, peace advocate and environmentalist, Ted Turner joined another billionaire, Peter B.

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