Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader
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Nov 7, 2020 • 1h 7min

Why Was It So Effing Close?

David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, joins Ralph to give us his insights into why the Democrats did not landslide the Republican Party of Donald Trump. And attorney Leonard Goodman of the Chicago Reader reveals why the Democrats did very little to stop the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Oct 31, 2020 • 1h 31min

Traitors to Their Class

Ralph welcomes Morris Pearl, chairman if Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of high-net worth Americans, business leaders, and investors who think the country would be more politically stable and businesses more profitable if they raised their own taxes. And our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, returns to tick off fourteen reasons why Donald Trump is a clear and present danger and should resign immediately. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Oct 24, 2020 • 1h 27min

Voter Purging/Biden-Trump Ad Wars

Voting rights advocate, Greg Palast, returns to give us the latest on Republican efforts to purge the voter rolls of people of color. And ad guru, Bill Hillsman, comes back to analyze the effectiveness of the late stage TV ads from the Biden and Trump campaigns. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Oct 17, 2020 • 1h 9min

Appeasement or Revolution?

Historian, Paul Street, joins us to discuss how the Democrats seeded the ground for the rise of Trump in his new book, “Hollow Resistance: Obama, Trump and the Politics of Appeasement.” And Ralph welcomes the chair of Our Revolution, Larry Cohen, to update us on how the progressive movement is faring in the Biden/Harris campaign. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Oct 10, 2020 • 1h

Re-Targeting Iran/Political Satire

Ralph welcomes Alternative Radio’s, David Barsamian, who presents the perspectives of leading scholars of the Middle East on the ongoing turbulent relationship between the U.S. and Iran in the book “Re-Targeting Iran.” And political cartoonist, Dwayne Booth, AKA “Mr. Fish” joins us for a provocative discussion about the state of political satire. Plus, Ralph answers listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Oct 3, 2020 • 1h 7min

Rx For Surviving Trump/Avoiding Amazon

Ralph welcomes back psychiatrist, Dr. Bandy Lee, for an update on Donald Trump’s pathology and a prescription for surviving it. And Tarek Milleron joins Steve and David to talk about alternatives to shopping at Amazon. Plus, listener questions! Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Sep 26, 2020 • 1h 12min

Presidential Debates/Reforming the Electoral College

Ralph welcomes George Farah, author of “No Debate,” who tells us how the Commission on Presidential Debates with its secret contracts and secret sponsorships is not the non-partisan organization it appears. And board member of National Popular Vote movement, Stephen Silberstein, updates us on how close we are to reforming the Electoral College. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Sep 19, 2020 • 1h 1min

How the Right is Shredding the Vote

Populism is the theme when America’s #1 populist, Jim Hightower, joins Ralph to outline the six ways the right is trying to shred our vote this November. Also, we learn how the Trump Administration’s policies have really affected Iowa’s farming community from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-editor of the Progressive Populist, Art Cullen. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Sep 12, 2020 • 1h

Race Versus Class

Distinguished professor of political science, Adolph Reed, joins Ralph to talk about the problem with emphasizing race over class in building effective, long-term coalitions. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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Sep 5, 2020 • 1h 33min

Trump Crimes/Industrial Strength Denial

First, Ralph welcomes back David Cay Johnston to give us the latest update on Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal activity. Then, environmental lawyer and author, Barbara Freese, joins us to talk about corporate stonewalling through the ages in her book “Industrial Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change.”   Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

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