Ralph Nader is one of America's most passionate and effective social critics. He has been called a muckraker, a consumer crusader, and America's p...
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Aug 25, 2008
Brian
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Total Stars = 4
Entertainment-0 Stars
Education- +1 Star
Readability- +1 star
Innovation- +1 Stars
Inspiration- +1 Stars
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Ralph bascially walks through why he ran in 2000 and why he refused to not "steal" votes from Gore. Do other software companies worry that they will be taking business away from Microsoft? No. It is nonsensical to assume that the Democrats own progressive voters. Ralph calls More...
Entertainment-0 Stars
Education- +1 Star
Readability- +1 star
Innovation- +1 Stars
Inspiration- +1 Stars
1 Star Good
0 Star Bad-Neutral
Ralph bascially walks through why he ran in 2000 and why he refused to not "steal" votes from Gore. Do other software companies worry that they will be taking business away from Microsoft? No. It is nonsensical to assume that the Democrats own progressive voters. Ralph calls More...
Dec 21, 2008
Nick
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It's been a few years since I read this: Nader makes some great points, runs an inspirational campaign.... but would do better if he improved story telling, didn't do as much name dropping, and were a little less self-important. Hmmmm
Dec 19, 2009
Paul
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Pretty detailed account of Nader's 2000 candidacy, much of the writing here is just relaying the sequence of events, without as much commentary as I would have liked.
Jan 06, 2010
columbialion
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Real arguments against the status quo 2 party political system in America
Nov 03, 2007
Colleen
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So, Ralph Nader is right about a lot of things. He really is. And there's a lot of important stuff in here about how our electoral system is actually a duopoly and makes it almost impossible for a viable third party to emerge. But this book goes on and on about how right he is and how wrong everyone else is. I even caught a few uses of the royal "we".
It's too bad, because I do think people need to know why and how he ran in 2000, and I agree with him in principle. But t More...
It's too bad, because I do think people need to know why and how he ran in 2000, and I agree with him in principle. But t More...
Apr 26, 2008
Mark
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318 pages of why one should vote for Nader. The accounts of the Democratic party’s mismanagement and duplicity in the currently flawed system is quite depressing. From campaign finance to the Commission on Presidential Debates, Nader hammers home the point that voting for the lesser of two evils will constantly be a mixture of less and evil. A viable third option needs to be forged, and the sooner it gets started the better off we will all be in the long run.
Jan 19, 2008
Patrick
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Tough to get through with all his big words, even for a smart guy like myself, but a fascinating, empowering account of his run for President in 2000. He explains all the bullshit about trying to get your voice heard in our amazing democracy run by the two-headed corporate political machine, such as being blocked out of the debates and all the money and time spent by that piece of shit Al Gore to get Ralph kicked off the ballot in different states.
May 02, 2009
Alberto
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Excellent account of the 2000 presidential campaign of Ralph Nader for the Green Party. It is about ways to improve democracy by direct popular participation, no more, no less. The Democrats are too far away from their original ideas. The political process is hijacked by big business. Until new voices are heard, real democracy will be elusive. If I was a citizen, I'd vote for him.
Feb 06, 2008
Andy
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written by Nader about his struggles with running as a third party candidate in the 2000 presidential elections. it addresses critical issues in the American election process such as campaign finance reform and our flawed two-party system. i enjoyed this book quite a bit when i read it. it's what sparked my interest and involvement in the Green Party and politics in general.
Dec 17, 2009
Mark
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Ralph recounts, rather dryly, his 2000 campaign. He makes excellent points and can occasionally be very humorous, but his writing style leaves a whole lot to be desired. Still, the blatant hypocrisy and anti-democratic opposition he recounts on the part of Gore and company is so enraging that you can put up with Ralph not having the best prose.
Apr 27, 2008
Ryan
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Excellent read if you're wondering how BIG the Democratic and Republican parties are in scope, what it takes to beat them in an election, and of course how much power they have over American society's electoral process.
Plus, Ralph Nader being a Ralph Nader...questioning both parties and why we have to decide between the two.
Plus, Ralph Nader being a Ralph Nader...questioning both parties and why we have to decide between the two.
Sep 12, 2008
Lou
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Nader sheds light on a subject we all know too well, the political corruption that resides in Washington.We all know his independent run for the Presidency did Gore in, but he still felt both parties are slaves to corporate greed and self interest groups
Sep 05, 2008
Seytin
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NADER POWER! Too much heat has come down on this man. He has a lot of integrity and this book is an amazing analysis of the two party system's love affair with corporate corruption. Let go of your partisan politics and open your mind.
Oct 01, 2007
Daniel
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Among all the grandstanding and Ego, Nader makes some salient points that cannot safely be disregarded. We ignore his warnings about corporate control and the death of populism (little p) at our own peril.
Aug 07, 2007
Kathy
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Although this book wouldn't make me vote for Ralph Nader, it made me respect him for bringing another voice into two-party system.
Feb 11, 2008
Philip
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Story after story after story about how the two major parties have conspired to divide up the spoils fairly equally.
Feb 28, 2008
Ricky
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I am a total Nader fan. In this book it shocked me to learn how much of our democratic process is undemoctratic.
Jul 22, 2008
Ever
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I know what the majority of the world thinks of Ralph Nader, but I can't help but like the guy.
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