Ralph Nader, "To The Ramparts"
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- Ralph Nader discusses his book, "To The Ramparts", at Politics and Prose on 9/23/18.
Since the release of Unsafe at Any Speed in 1965, Nader has led the charge against destructive and exploitative corporate power. The co-founder of public interest groups including Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law, Nader continues to demonstrate the efficacy of grassroots activism for democratic change. His new book is a searing analysis of how Big Business, abetted by the flaws of recent presidential administrations, created the political climate that put Trump in the White House. As provocative as ever, Nader takes both Democrats and Republicans to task for their failures to curb corporate excesses and their abandonment of the poor and middle-classes.
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Born in Connecticut in 1934, RALPH NADER has spent his lifetime challenging corporations and government agencies to be more accountable to the public. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed permanently altered the course of a reckless U.S. automobile industry and made Nader a household name. His lobbying and writing on the food industry helped to ensure that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of Nader's greatest achievements was his successful lobbying for a 1974 a.m.endment to the Freedom of Information Act, which gave increased public access to government documents. Over the years he has co-founded the public interest groups Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law. His 2000 presidential campaign on the Green Party ticket served to broaden the scope of debate on the nation's priorities. Named by the Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, Nader continues to be a relentless advocate for grassroots activism and democratic change. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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Ralph is a national treasure. He has saved millions of lives while the monsters who actually made it to the WH has ended millions of lives. Keep on keepin' on Ralph.
Mary Vogt indeed amiga
One of the greatest humans to ever walk the planet.
Here's ten monumental things we can thank Ralph Nader for. 1. OSHA 2. Nutrition labels on food 3. Airbags 4. Clean Air Act 5. Smoke free restaurants, airlines, and public places 6. Whistleblower Protection Act 7. Clean Water Act 8. Mine Health and Safety Act 9. Safer children's toys 10. American Museum of Tort Law. Ralph is certainly a rare breed. In this day and age there are few Americans with the number of accomplishments that he has. Our rights are being attacked every day here in America and we need to use the tools of our predecessors in order to create real and positive change in America.
Robert Pinto Seatbelts in cars!
Amazing individual and true patriot!
Appreciate the list! Cool!!
Limiting numbers of X-rays ...
There are many more than 10, of course. Robert Pinto doesn't say "THE 10", just "ten monumental .."
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True freedom fighter
Appreciate you publishing this video for all to see!!!!! Mr Nader is one of my heroes!!!!
Mine too.
Nader is a true American hero, I only hope history remembers him as such
I voted for him during his Presidential run. I am 60+ and I know how ridiculously unsafe cars were until his push made them safe. I have quit smoking for decades (since 1997, after quitting twice and then starting again, now I am smoke free; thank God). I know for a fact how insane the tobacco craze was; we even had candy cigarettes for kids to build future consumers for cigarettes! Freedom and respect for other people's rights go hand and hand. The manipulation of consent is a very serious point. Even more serious is the geopolitical missteps he points out. He is the only one who has had the courage to lay it all out. The US Congress can change the composition of the Supreme Court by changing the number of seats. How? The number of seats on the US Supreme Court has throughout American History, that is a fact.
Wow, we need to do everything to keep Ralph alive for another twenty years speaking and writing books!
I feel bad for Ralph. I remember in 2000 when he was on the steps of the Democratic national convention, Chicago and they refused him entry . He was trying to break up the two-party system for a better America but it didn’t work
I protested on his behalf.
As much as I like Gore personally, Nader would have been the better candidate and President
Feel bad for America and the world. He has the conviction just not the troops... shame on all of us really
It completely breaks my heart when I hear Democrats debase him. We don’t deserve him and I wish we so badly we did.
Gregory McGonagle The Greens are still here. Help Kenneth Mejia and Rudolfo Cortes into Congress. The Greens are running candidates all over the country from local races to Governorship. Www.gpus.org
ChannelMath - Gore robbed Nader of the Presidency. Inexcusable!
Wonderful, as always. Ralph Nader is my hero.
A man of intellect, compassion, courage, tenacity, and a true American. Thank you for all the hard work you have done for us 🌺
Yvonne Amaral truly a great human being
I salute Mr Nader, much love from the socialists of the UK.
Greetings, comrade. Peace and love to our Brit brothers and sisters across the pond. 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
Ralph Nader is my ultimate social justice hero, I have a picture of him on my wall.
"Self-respect." Mr. Nader hits the nail on the head, so to speak, many times in this talk, but for me, the concept of self-respect is crucial. Just saying.
Ralph Nadar- american patriot
Certainly one of our most brilliant self-serving hypocrites. No wonder the socialists love him.
A great mind just love hearing such a wonderful man.
Thanks Nader for making us have some smoke free public spaces-they don't exist here in China.
They say belief in utopias is a thing of youth, but look at the audience. 80% of them are over 60, hoping for a better world. Lets not give up. Lets fight for the america we believe can exist. its a fine thing and worth fighting for.
We don't have many people like this in today's world. All of us to try to be like him every single day. Just imagine if a thousand of us were mini Ralph Nader's, we would get the world back on track just like he said. We have to start worrying about what we can do it and just do something. And everything starts with dollars and information.
The fact they don't put him on TV or review his books shows they understand that his observations would undermine their credibility in the eyes of the public. Can't have that now, can we?
You'll never see him OR Chomsky on corporate media
Can only dream what this country would have become had he become president. How sad. An honest politician?! Dream on. HE is so clear about it all. He doesn't even need notes. Bless you sir.
One of his best speeches I've heard yet, but I'm going to check it against all others I can find. If only he was popular among the childish adults.
Ralph, you are and have become a truly great speaker. I will steal what I can because you show a lot of experience in dealing with working with people's cognitive associations. You are a hero of mine, thank you and I'll do what I can which is more because of you. You deserve an army. As do the whistleblowers on FAR too many fronts. Meanwhile, men memorize sports or propaganda...
Of course there is nothing that Ralph Nader said that is not absolutely true and correct. I strongly believe that truth and honesty are the most important characteristics.
Masterpiece of criticism!
Nothing is given without fighting for it, the privileged and ruling class let nothing go without being forced to, unfortunately it has been so since the beginning of known history. To know how to fight requires knowledge and a will to organise and adopt some discipline. It is not an impossible task, far from it, we, the people have the decisive power, it is only a question of becoming conscious of such reality.
The lamp of Diogenes shines brightly on this man.
He is holding it now
I once was told by a national DNC member that Al Gore was a "visionary." It's almost funny to say that when you see how far Gore would have to go to be as visionary as Nader was in 2000.
Fascinating and highly informative speech. Thank you for posting this.
Ralph is a wonderful human being.
what does it say that so few under the age of 70 managed to find their way to this talk?
At 33:12 to 33:55 Ralph shows that he cares deeply about people due to the sad but true hospital patient death rate. Ralph was born in 1934 and comes from a pre-ecology and pre-environmental generation. Now that the environmental generation of MD's are running hospitals, running med schools and running medical advancements it is very easy to turn the blind eye and let someone die rather then save them. Polio and Malaria have come back and are on the rise as proof that while we cleaned up our environment, human life is sacrificed. I worked 25 years helping in a lab and helping doctors Ralph Nader's age . During the first 10 years of this century, we pushed hard to get medical advancements used in hospitals and taught at Med Schools etc.. Today, I fear no new medical progress will happen and for many decades to come.
Nader has been the top example of citizenship within bourgeois confines.
If he weren't in the bourgeois class, he could never have accomplished what he has. Too bad so few with a law degree give a damn
The greatest president we never had...
I fear that the "Amurican" people is more interested in getting a good deal at Walmart's than in understanding how democracy works.
Ralph Nader is the one we need unlike those a-holes in Washington.
Talk to people, I mean real people. When I go grocery shopping I make it a point to talk to one stranger. It's easy and in many cases we both walk away alittle wiser. When I was 20/21 I bought a 2 month bus ticket and bused and backpacked cross the Northern US and Southern Canada. To this day I draw upon many delightful unexpected learning experiences.
Why did I leave the comfort of home and walk out my front door? Because growing up between the trials and tribulations of New York City and Washington DC I here in Connecticut I thought my Nation was crumbling, but once I got free I was introduced to a most amazing country filled with the most amazing people. We're a young Nation still growing dealing with an older Globally Community. I'm a Senator Sanders supporter, but I think we needed Trump to show how fragile our Democracy still is and how divided we can become. Plus how a Foreign Agent can influence us. I'm confident we will survive this growth period as a stronger Democracy than ever. Please VOTE this midterm it's probably the most important midterm of our Nation. Have a great day and follow your bliss.
I LOVED your comment...except for the 'foreign agent' part. There was no actual 'influence'. There were a few Russian companies that were trying to build a base for advertising. Which did not actually interfere with anybody's choice.
What did interfere with people's choice was the DNC rigging the primary. They weren't a foreign agent though...
RALPH YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE US.
Truly a great American to give us some inspiration. "To the Ramparts" fellow UA-camrs! ...Anyone else checking out his radio show/podcast? They're really pretty good too.
" Sooner or later , you gotta listen to Ralph Nader " ( Fast Cars ) Buzzcocks !!
Ralph Nader, my hero.
I first learned of Ralph Nader in 9th grade Speech Arts class in Whittier, CA, hometown of Nixon. I was 14 and it was 1963. His book, "Unsafe at any Speed" had just been published. GM was appalled! DAMN! I fell in love immediately! He was GORGEOUS AND FEARLESS! What a giant!
My dear Hero!
I'm so pissed we didn't vote for this man in 2000. Sorry if I'm spamming the comments.
We keep staring at the forest and wonder how it lives but not understand the basis of the ecology of the forest.
If there is no democracy in the workplace (aka capitalism) the political democracy will wither and die. Life is sustained by all parts. Without roots leaves can't appear to absorb sunshine and thrive and in turn feed the roots. We have beautiful artificial trees that resemble democracy. Every part has to vote for every other part.
Mr. Nader has done his job by exposing the main faults of capitalism, callousness and carelessness, for people, for the environment and for life. Profit is above all.
Now it is in respect to his work that we need to take his inspiration and move to the next level. Make all corporations cooperative employee companies. The government must loan money to employees to make such transitions.
Capitalism is NOT Also Known As democracy in the workplace. Capitalism by definition means an economic system of 'owners and workers'. Has not a thing to do with democracy.
I know worker co-ops is probably the best solution though. Were you influenced by Professor Richard Wolff...?
Not one of the great voices for reform, for justice, even democracy, in the US, people
such as Chomsky, Chris Hedges or Ralph Nader has EVER spoken out about the atrocity
of what happened on 9/11. Will someone tell me why ?
I'll tell you why. They need evidence to go on. Otherwise it's a waste of time and energy.
Yes, this man is an America hero. One of a few great men of our era, none of which are even known to the average bloke, as they are silenced and ridiculed in the corporate owned media. Chris Hedges, Nom....
Love his Bill Clinton quote and "the world is our Military Killing Field." And his words on Libya. I am happy to say that I voted for him.
Citizens United is responsible for some of what he talks about here.
Mr Ralph Nader thoughts are worth gold and silver at once, to understand and accept them make you rich, will see how rich those who have listen carefully are in time to come.
28:00 psychology > sociology - the decentralization of our establishments must come from our own mentality change of what it means to be a human moving through societies in the 21st century
Really nice audio.
Even you don’t agree with everything, he definitely make you think about your position.
Search for "Ralph Nader radio hour" here on UA-cam
When I was at university I went to one of his seminars. after the event there was a meet and greet. he had no interest in chatting with the fellas, was too busy flirting with the female students. many male speakers do this however not to the extent of nader, who was literally looking down their shirts and ignoring the male students
I voted for Nader, and I'd vote for him again right now. Imagine how different this country would be right now if Nader had been president. OMG. Anyway, did you hear the crowd go silent when he told the story about the Democrat telling him they don't actually want to win? 1:02:35 "I don't cry, I bellow." 1:01:03 Lol. Fwiw, I would support limiting the terms of supreme court justices as the solution, must more simple than impeachment.
Vote Green!
That is why so many of us have become Constitutionalists.
"Land of the Lawless" is unfortunately nowhere to be found at Harvard's site (?!), but can be accessed here: www.laphamsquarterly.org/rule-law/land-lawless
Third Party now!
Ralph is so RIGHT ON! Being a Black American, KNOWING how our Racist Cops shoot us down for TARGET PRACTICE, it HAS made me AFRAID to go out to participate! I firmly believe that I would place a TARGET ON MY BACK for speaking up to ENLIGHTEN anyone that cared about our Country!
Was the font for "Politics and Prose" consciously selected to resemble the "American Horror Story" font?
The "can't be bothered" attitude you describe stems in large part from decades of military interventionism where citizens have been told that it's perfectly acceptable to let less than 1% of our citizens (soldiers) go do all the "democracy building" for us. This lets people off the hook of participation, but it also indoctrinates them to (likewise) have the same attitude toward the power they once had as citizens; ie., "leave it to us to handle..." IOWs, we have been conditioned to be and behave exactly as we do today...and think it entirely "normal." And then become too lazy to believe any different. We're doomed absent an upheaval.
As much as I love Ralph I’m just starting to learn the serious downsides of renewable energy compared to the incredible advantages that Thorium based nuclear reactors have over traditional nuclear power. No melt down possible, dramatically less nuclear waste with only a few hundred years of toxicity compared to hundreds of thousands of years toxicity with traditional nuclear. Moreover, exiting nuclear waste when processed with Thorium reduces its toxicity to the same short time line offered by Thorium. Check out the UA-cams on Thorium reactors on numerous TED talks
it's quite good.
The problem is that the electorate is ignorant and prefer to remain that way.
Certain percentage of profit has to be invested into environmental measures within the company.
That could be worldwide.
Not allowed to grow your company until it's within the EPA measures.
Unless the measures are like outrageous to achieve.
Run for president in 2020!!
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when Nader speaks .........we listen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe not one person asked what catastrophe?
I have voted for Ralph every time he ran for president.
"What are they gonna do, take seatbelts out of cars?!"
-Ralph Nader on his "legacy"
Which book from the 70s is here referring to? “Who Runs Congress”? 34:35
We really need more people who have the intelligence and the integrity of Ralph Nader, and Bernie Saunders
Mr. Nader. Ralph. Would you accept a nomination as Secretary of the Interior, and if so, who would you like to be serving as President?
I wish I could say that the average age of those audience members is below 60, but I'm afraid it's not. Not faulting the audience, of course. However... sigh...
We need to develop a revolutionary progressive party with a first plank: to pay The People to vote , $ 500 off of federal income tax, (documented by boards of elections) and to make election day a national holiday. This could easily be paid for, if we ever find the missing $ 21 trillion dollars from the U S Military or $ 12 trillion from the (not so) federal (not even a) reserve banksters.
Also, let's say hypothetically that Bernie ran and won in 2020. Hypothetically, which cabinet position - or position in his administration could you see yourself leading?
Another great book and speech by Nader. Not sure about - to oppose Kochs - our side has Soros (sic)!? What???
I've heard the name for maybe 20 years, but never heard him speak until today. I believe should he have somehow come into power, the USA would be in a very different place than it is right now.
An inspirational no-notes talk. The only thing I could possibly have an issue with AFAICS is his stance on nuclear energy, which seems based on the old fearmongering days. There are massive developements in nuclear technology which are far superior to the old tech (being phased out) reactors.
I'm not American.
Don't forget to tune in to the Ralph Nader radio hour at ralphnaderradiohour.com/ Fantastic weekly program
The majority of Americans agree that our political and economic systems are broken. They no longer serve the interests of the majority of Americans. The economic system is the result of political decisions made through legislation and enforcement. Thus, it cannot be reformed until and unless the political system is changed.
With the importance and high cost of television advertising, campaign finance has become the most important factor in winning elections. Both political Parties vie to attract donations. In doing so, they become beholden to the rich donors. That, together with a winner takes all system of elections, has meant that the two main Parties have drifted closer together on almost every major issue.
When it comes to banking and Wall Street deregulation, military spending, anti-trust enforcement, policing and drug enforcement, health care, trade, tax, energy and monetary policy, and unfettered Executive power to make war, prosecute whistle blowers, spy on, detain indefinitely and even execute citizens without due process of law, there is almost no substantive difference between the two major political Parties. As just one example, when the Democrats had complete control of the Congress and the White House, they adopted the Republican Health Care plan first proposed by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by Governor Mitt Romney in Massachusetts.
Campaign finance not only corrupts the political system, it also renders it dysfunctional. Even the few honest politicians who try not to be influenced by their campaign donors, have to spend so much time and energy trying to raise money for the next election cycle that they have no time to read proposed legislation or study the issues. They have to rely on their staff and lobbyists to advise them how to vote.
The winner takes all election system has led to Gerrymandering in Congressional districts and an Electoral College where the winner of the popular vote can lose the election. It has also led to the exclusion of Third Parties from the national discourse. Fresh ideas and dramatic change usually only comes when Third Parties have a real voice in the debate. When the Abolitionists could not find a voice within either the Whig or Democratic Parties, they formed the Republican Party.
The “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision opened the flood gates to campaign finance abuse by removing virtually all federal limits and controls on political contributions. There is little likely hood that either the Supreme Court will reverse itself or Congress will pass a Constitutional Amendment limiting campaign contributions and/or spending. The good news, however, is that the Supreme Court based its decision on the First Amendment “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” This leaves the door open for the individual States to reform the political system.
The States can have a dramatic impact on the election system so that elected officials reflect the will of the voters rather than that of the donors. The following are ways in which the States can empower their voters.
States can limit those who can contribute to political campaigns to only those natural persons who are eligible to vote in the election. This would prohibit any person not residing in the voting district from making a campaign contribution. You can’t vote, run for office or sign a petition unless you reside in the district. Why should you be able to influence an election if you don’t reside in the district? Why should an oil millionaire in Texas be able to influence an election in Illinois, or a rich celebrity in New York or California be able to do so in Mississippi? Don’t we already prohibit foreigners from making campaign contributions? This would also prohibit corporations, unions, and other associations from making campaign contributions.
States can also put absolute limits on individual contributions and/or on campaign spending. They can have matching funds or prohibit all campaign contributions and have 100% public financing of elections.
To make it easier for every eligible person to vote, States can make voting day a paid public holiday, like most of Europe.
To eliminate Gerrymandering and make it possible for Third Parties to have a voice, States can use Proportional Representation. Instead of separate Congressional Districts, the State would elect Representatives in a state-wide election in proportion to the number of votes received by each political party. Thus, if a State had 11 Representatives and the Republicans gained 40% of the vote, the Democrats 41%, the Libertarians 14%, and the Greens 5%, the State would send 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats and 1 Libertarian to Congress. Congress would more closely represent the will of the voters than our present system. Two States, Nebraska and Maine, already do so. (www.fairvote.org/research_electoralsystemsus)
Instead of trying to change the Electoral College, States can use the same Proportional Representation for electing delegates to the Electoral College. Proportional Representation significantly reduces the possibility of the winner of the popular vote losing the Presidential election and gives Third Parties a national voice.
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) can be used in state wide elections where there is only one office to be filled, such as Governor or US Senator. In RCV, each voter ranks his or her choices. If no first ranked candidate wins an absolute majority, the candidate with the fewest votes is dropped and the second choice of the voters who voted for that candidate are counted. If no candidate has an absolute majority, the next lowest candidate is dropped and those second-choice votes are added and so on until one candidate has an absolute majority. This system permits voters to vote for the candidate of their choice rather than always having to choose the “lesser of two evils.” One State, Maine, has implemented RCV at the state level. Seven States contained jurisdictions that have implemented RCV at the local (e.g., city or county) level. (www.fairvote.org/rcv#how_rcv_works)
No offense to anyone over 50(I'm one of them!)but why are there so few young people listening here? Surely he's advocating for them,eventually?
That was then, this is now. The people born 5 years later imagined something like this. The American Institute of Anti-Trust. Name drop, the comparison. Antagonist.
Drew Brees on the book cover (ha) to the right, next to questioners at the end. GO N.O. Saint's!! I know it's unlikely many liberals will care about it, but I do.
how could he lose against Trump in 2020 ?
Forget the bale-out, ain't gonna happen. We the people have not much more to lose so let the crash continue and no more money from us If we did bale them out they will only do it again and again .........
I like Nader but there are fascists in office and he is talking about baggage fees.
My mother talks of Nader's accomplishment as an activists. She recalls his climb to notoriety. I wonder, just wonder, what skeletons are in the man's proverbial closet? Just possible that he's a hero of a different sort. I don't know all there is to know, could be way off, but Nader gets me thinking of Jayne Cobb.
But also, he gets me thinking of Jack Beauregard. More than probable, Ralph Nader is Jane Fonda's character in the movie My Name is Nobody. More than probable that'd be it.
Hero of Canton - The man they call Jayne (original/full scene)
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Jayne's Speech to the Mudders
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My Name is Nobody (1973) - Bird, Cowpie, & Coyote Story
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My Name is Nobody; Jack's closing farewell letter.
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This is a great speech.
Ralph Nader is a national treasure...and has been an unsung hero to us all for decades!!
Except he's been a sung hero to me since I first learned of him in 1963.
Voted for Ralph about as many times as he ran. and once when he didn't run! Love you Ralph. You're still my President. Wish you could make one more run for it, I'd vote for you again in a heartbeat!
I am so glad to see that he is still going strong. We all need to know how to be a skilled citizen.
My Brother from another Mother! His picture should be in every dictionary, as the definition of integrity. A true hero for ALL Americans.
Ikr...and you gotta imagine he's been offered pay-offs...which he must have refused...
Nader is a perfect blend of mental brilliance and moral integrity.
What a brilliant man,every school in the west should be made to listen to this man
Nader - it's just GREAT to hear an american that makes sence. HERO Nader truly!
So sadly true...
Age, wisdom, accomplishment
In a truly moral world, great men like Ralph Nader, Chris Hedges, and Noam Chomsky would be our leaders. Instead we got Trump. That is the consequence of our complacency.
Stop blaming the people
Ralph Nader has always had my vote scene 1978 and I was 18 yrs old. Always good to hear this great man speak!
thanks Bro ! i remember you from the 70s !