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Indefatigable Activist Ralph Nader Drives Occupy Message into Portland

April 10, 2012 Photo by Paul By Christina Schüll and Paul Cone Tireless citizen activist Ralph Nader spoke Monday night, April 9, to an overflowing crowd in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis and Clark College, as part of their 50th International Affairs Symposium. Nader followed Jamie Fly, who served in George W. Bush’s National Security [...]

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United States Congress: A Graveyard for Democracy and Justice by Ralph Nader

The editor of The Hill, a newspaper exclusively covering Congress, said that Congress was not going to do very much in 2012, except for “the big bill” which is extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment compensation, which expire in late February. That two month extension will likely reignite the fight between Democrats and Republicans [...]

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