The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – November 25, 2024
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
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Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Cabinet of Curiosities
On today’s show: Ralph welcomes author, statistician, and professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb to discuss the wars in Gaza and Lebanon and give us his take on the election results. Then, Ralph and journalist Ryan Grim speak about President-Elect Trump’s cabinet appointments and what we can expect from the upcoming Trump Administration. Finally, we’re joined by … Continued
The Mourning After
Ralph and the team invite cofounder of RootsAction, Norman Solomon, to autopsy the carcass of the Democratic Party after Donald Trump’s decisive defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election. They dissect what happened on November 5 and report what needs to be done about it. Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director … Continued
Delivering the Election
Ralph welcomes Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union. They’ll discuss the crucial role that the Postal Service plays in our democratic process and how organized labor is impacting this year’s elections. Then, Ralph is joined by journalist James Bamford to talk about his latest article in The Nation: “Israel Is Killing Whole … Continued
Medicare (Dis)Advantage, Medical Blind Spots, and Supreme Court Stench
As the Medicare enrollment period gets underway again, we welcome Dr. Adam Gaffney to remind us the ways all those heavily advertised Medicare Advantage programs are ripping you off. Then we receive another house call from Dr. Marty Makary, author of Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health … Continued
Cashing in on the War in Gaza
On today’s show: Ralph welcomes back William Hartung of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. They discuss the Cost of War Project’s latest reports on U.S. military spending in support of Israel and the humanitarian costs of the war in Gaza. Then, Ralph is joined by Palestinian writer and analyst Sumaya Awad to discuss the … Continued
Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza / U.S. Support of Attacks on Lebanon
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (retired) joins us once again to give his unvarnished view of the now yearlong ethnic cleansing of Gaza, an assault that has now extended into Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. Plus, our resident constitutional expert, Bruce Fein stops by to give us a quick take on how U.S. material support of the Israeli … Continued
The Question of Fit Leadership / Weapons of War
Ralph welcomes back Dr. Bandy Lee to discuss her recent conference: The More Dangerous State of the World and the Need for Fit Leadership. Then, Ralph is joined by Professor Ted Postol to talk about the missiles and rockets (and other weapons) being used in the expanding war(s) in the Middle East. GUESTS: Dr. Bandy … Continued
Boobytraps, Bombs & Blowback
Ralph welcomes Middle East expert Trita Parsi to fill us in on the consequences of Israel boobytrapping pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and how those tactics have the potential to blow back on those of us in the United States. Then we welcome back surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has worked in Gaza … Continued
Throw Down for Peace / Start-up Cities
Ralph welcomes back Hassan El-Tayyab, the Legislative Director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation to talk about the FCNL’s recent lobbying efforts in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the recently-introduced bill to restore funding to UNRWA. Then, Ralph is joined by journalist Rachel Corbett to discuss … Continued
The Power of Where
Ralph welcomes back Jack Dangermond, co-founder of Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute), the leader in GIS mapping technology. They discuss his book, The Power of Where: A Geographic Approach to the World’s Greatest Challenges. Then John R. McArthur — journalist, author and publisher of Harper’s — returns to discuss a recent study by neuroscientists that … Continued