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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

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Mar 5, 2022 • 1h 15min

Woke Racism/Ethnic Atlas

Ralph welcomes professor John McWhorter, linguist and author of “Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America” and also Father Al Fritch to talk about his long project mapping and celebrating the various ethnic groups that make up the United States. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Feb 26, 2022 • 58min

How To Take Back Your Power!

Ralph welcomes consumer advocates, Laura Antonini and Harvey Rosenfield, whose latest report is entitled “Reboot Required” about how in the past fifty years the civil justice system in America has fundamentally been weighted toward corporations and how ordinary people can start taking back that power. Plus, Ralph answers a listener question on the Ukraine crisis, and we pay tribute to two progressive champions, Paul Farmer and Joe Tom Easley. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Feb 19, 2022 • 1h 12min

Twenty Dollars and Change

Ralph welcomes retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson to discuss the ongoing dispute over Ukraine. Plus, Professor Clarence Lusane joins the program to enlighten us about the legacy of Harriett Tubman and the campaign to replace Andrew Jackson with her image on our most common paper currency, the twenty-dollar bill. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Feb 12, 2022 • 1h 12min

Ukraine Crisis/Nuclear Boondoggle

Ralph welcomes the editorial director and publisher of the Nation magazine, Katrina vanden Heuvel, to offer her expert insight into ways the U.S. can peacefully resolve our conflict with Russia over Ukraine. Plus, former Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner, Peter Bradford, updates us on the latest rise from the dead of that dangerous zombie technology known as nuclear power.   Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Feb 5, 2022 • 1h 3min

Don’t Toss It! Fix It!

Ralph and the boys have a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with Peter Mui, founder of the Fixit Clinic, a worldwide organization that holds "pop up" events where experts teach you how to repair your consumer goods, which not only keeps them out of the landfill but is also a community-based activity that conveys critical thinking skills. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 15min

Corporatism Is The Problem

Ralph welcomes Donald Cohen, the founder and executive director of “In the Public Interest” and co-author of the book “The Privatization of Everything” to discuss the many different ways corporatism has corrupted so many of our public goods. Also, constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, joins us to give us his take on the constitutional ramifications of U.S. involvement in the conflict between Russian and Ukraine. Plus, we wish a happy hundredth birthday to legendary journalist, Morton Mintz and say a heartfelt goodbye to the innovative law professor, who created programs to provide legal representation to low-income Americans and devised the concept of Time Banking, Edgar Cahn. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Jan 22, 2022 • 1h 3min

Apple’s Hollow $3T Valuation

Ralph welcomes econ professor William Lazonick, to let us know how Apple reached its record 3 trillion-dollar valuation and how what they and other large corporations are doing to enrich themselves is killing the middle class. Plus, Ralph answers more of your questions.   Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Jan 15, 2022 • 1h 5min

The Corporate Assault on Medicare

In our ongoing campaign against the corporate assault on America’s healthcare system, Ralph welcomes Kip Sullivan of “Healthcare for All Minnesota” to talk about what he terms “the creeping privatization of Medicare,” and tells us the story of how that ongoing corporatization is based on one particularly destructive yet durable myth.   Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Jan 8, 2022 • 1h 6min

Beating the Healthcare System

Ralph welcomes investigative journalist, Marshall Allen, author of “Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win,” your "guerrilla" guidebook full of practical ways to keep your costs lower and your satisfaction higher. Plus, Ralph updates the Congress Club. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Jan 1, 2022 • 1h 33min

Play Democracy!

David and Steve spend the hour reviewing the past year with Ralph and discussing what needs to be done for a better 2022. Topics include a potential military threat to democracy, Joe Manchin, plutocracy, Boeing, and Big Pharma. Plus, Ralph answers more of your questions not covered in our live Zoom from two weeks ago. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

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