Ralph Nader Radio Hour

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It's Even Worse Than You Think Jan 27, 2018

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Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, tax expert and Trumpologist extraordinaire, David Cay Johnston, talks to Ralph about his new best seller: "It's Even Worse Than You Think: What The Trump Administration Is Doing To America."

March for the Ocean!/Basic Income Jan 20, 2018

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Ralph welcomes back ocean conservationist David Helvarg, who talks about offshore oil drilling and June 9th's March for the Ocean and Steven Shafarman, author of Basic Income Imperative: For Peace, Justice, Liberty and Personal Dignity.

Medicare For All/UnKoch My Campus Jan 13, 2018

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Ralph talks to a new generation of young activists, Timothy Faust, who tours the country promoting single-payer healthcare, and Ralph Wilson, who is putting a spotlight on Charles Koch's efforts to influence what's taught at colleges and universities.

Ramsey Clark/"Progressive" vs. "Liberal" Redux Jan 06, 2018

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Ralph talks to legendary progressive lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General,Ramsey Clark, about the conflicts in the Middle East. And we continue our discussion about the difference between "progressives" and "liberals" and why the distinction is important. Plus more listener questions!

Listener Questions and Year End Jokes! Dec 30, 2017

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To wrap up a year filled with anxiety, Ralph answers a bunch of your questions and then David and Steve try out some jokes. As usual, Ralph gets the last laugh.

The Nuns, The Priests, and the Bombs Dec 24, 2017

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We track down disabilities champion, Ralf Hotchkiss, who is in Nicaragua helping poor communities design and build more durable, low cost wheelchairs. Then filmmaker Helen Young promotes her gripping documentary about the elderly activists who snuck onto two of the most fortified military installations in the country to peacefully protest the nuclear weapons industry. Plus, David, Steve and Ralph talk more about Al Franken and sexual harassment as well as the GOP tax bill.

A Coal Miner Speaks Out/The Fall of Al Franken Dec 16, 2017

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Ralph talks to activist coal miner, Stanley Sturgill, who advocates for the strengthening of EPA regulations on the coal industry and mountaintop removal. Also, Mark Green gives us his take on the sudden, steep fall of Senator Al Franken.

The Difference Between Liberal and Progressive Dec 09, 2017

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Ralph and Washington Post columnist, E.J. Dionne debate the distinction between "Progressive" and "Liberal," and Original Nader's Raider, Robert Fellmeth tells us why he thinks speech on the Internet should not be anonymous.

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump Dec 02, 2017

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Ralph spends the whole hour with Dr. Bandy X. Lee, psychiatrist from the Yale School of Medicine and editor of "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."

The Art of the Steal Nov 25, 2017

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Ralph spends the hour with fraud expert, Frank Abagnale, inspiration for the Spielberg film, "Catch Me If You Can." They talk about how to protect yourself from identity theft and other scams in our high tech, digital economy. Plus listener questions!

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