Ralph Nader for President 2008 blog -- Ralph Nader for President in 2008

Breaking Point: For Posterity 11/03/08

This election is about more than rhetoric in 2008. It's about action for future generations.

Unmasking the Thieves 11/03/08

A message from our ballot access manager about the impediments that independent voices face.

Breaking Point: Where's Your Candidate? 11/03/08

Upon emerging from the voting booth, my son was asked if he would like to have his picture taken with his candidate. He said he would and he stood off to the far left away from the two cardboard cutouts, next to an American flag standing in the corner.

The Dick 11/03/08

The first person to report on General Motors spying on Ralph Nader was a young reporter named James Ridgeway. Ridgeway wrote an article titled "The Dick."

The article was published on March 12, 1966 in the New Republic.

It was the first piece ever written about Ralph Nader's battle with General Motors.

Pass It On: An Earful 11/03/08

Now that the election is approaching, everybody is coming down from the hype to ask: what will happen after?

Assets of America: Independent Media Center 11/02/08

The Independent Media Center (IMC) was established in 1999 for the purpose of covering the protests against the WTO in Seattle. Independent media organizations and activists came together to form a web site where their words and footage could displayed, a necessity given the mainstream’s ignorance to the disastrous impacts of so-called "free-trade” agreements.

Breaking Point: The Real McCoy 11/02/08

November 4th is only two days away! New voters, converted voters, quadrennial voters, and those who have been disillusioned for many years are all rallying behind the one ticket that promises to be For the People and By the People: Nader/Gonzalez.

Onward to the polls!