Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/81518/corporate_america_gets_a_bail-out_bonanza/ Corporations have essentially become the government, and now they're bellying up to the bar. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Ralph Nader, Nader.org -283c53a1a1af3cdff3387c5be4135f6f http://www.alternet.org/story/74327/bad_mouthing_de-regulation/ The assault on regulation over the past quarter century caused a mortgage collapse that is producing hundreds of thousands of foreclosures. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:00:01 PST Ralph Nader, Nader.org -39cdea437acbe3394eb9b7ba08c20807 http://www.alternet.org/story/73000/big_oil%27s_profits_and_plunder/ Everyone in Washington knows that the big, subsidized oil industry has Congress over a barrel. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Ralph Nader, Nader.org -d0f336089a6e642a4b53f6a345830bcd http://www.alternet.org/story/68578/greening_the_corporation/ This overall persistence of corporate intransigence needs to be kept in mind as the blizzard of green announcements by companies continues. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:01 PST Ralph Nader, Nader.org -e951935d8b53e453adec7a89355be49c http://www.alternet.org/story/61686/roll_back_the_new_gilded_age%3A_repeal_the_taft-hartley_act/ This August marks the 60th anniversary of the Taft-Hartley Act, one of the corporate Right's great blows to American democracy. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:00:01 PDT Ralph Nader, Nader.org -c76b6ace370e59a66eb61f837dcc7b5e http://www.alternet.org/story/59567/gm_paying_off_talk_radio_hosts/ Is Detroit involved in corporate pay-ola for radio talkers? Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:00:01 PDT Ralph Nader, Nader.org -6424fa8be769d67489a2e40513cdb4ab http://www.alternet.org/story/17495/ralph_nader%27s_media_wishlist/ What this viewer wants most in 2004 is a media that focuses on what is right for the country, not for the Bush administration. Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST Ralph Nader, AlterNet -a73d968b6697a4ad1e91bd4ba769a4a0 http://www.alternet.org/story/15314/msnbc_sabotages_donahue/ The failure of show to gain high ratings was a result of the incompetence of the corporate execs and not Donahue's liberal politics. Thu, 06 Mar 2003 00:00:00 PST Ralph Nader, AlterNet -e1517246f55a92dc53dd2133ebb12837 http://www.alternet.org/story/10063/ralph_nader%27s_election_night_speech/ Ralph Nader gave the following address to campaign staff and supporters gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on election night. Final election results had not been counted, but it was clear that the Green Party would not acheive its desired 5 percent of the popular vote. Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST Ralph Nader, WorkingForChange.com -c9f2f917078bd2db12f23c3b413d9cba http://www.alternet.org/story/1034/protect_children_from_advertisers/ "In 1980, the U.S. Congress passed a law to protect adults who prey on children. Public Law 96-252 prohibits the FTC from enacting rules that would protect the nation's children from commercial advertising. This law is corporate power incarnate, and Congress ought to repeal it." Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Ralph Nader, AlterNet -bdb106a0560c4e46ccc488ef010af787 http://www.alternet.org/story/1388/nader_urges_fcc_to_give_power_to_microradio/ "Imagine the new voices that could flourish on local, low-power radio stations -- service and advocacy groups, universities, community and civic organizations, ethnic groups, arts organizations, seniors groups. They could really liven up the radio dial. They could give us some choices." In this timely column, the always persuasive Ralph Nader urges the Federal Communications Commission to authorize the operation of non-commercial low-power FM radio stations. Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PDT Ralph Nader, AlterNet -0c0a7566915f4f24853fc4192689aa7e