Ralph Nader in Time magazine
On Free Trade:
Globalization is a betrayal of workers and environment
The key to Nader’s clout is frustration on the left, especially when it comes to the globalization initiatives of Bill Clinton. Nader lashes out at the World Trade Organization and the recent passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. Such
agreements, he charges, betray workers here and abroad by ignoring labor and environmental standards. Indeed, several Nader-founded groups helped lead last year’s demonstrations against the WTO in Seattle.
Source: Matthew Cooper, Time magazine, p. 79
Nov 6, 2000
On Government Reform:
Bush & Gore are same corporate party; would impeach Clinton
Nader says he doesn’t care whether Bush or Gore wins. The two, he rails, are “part of one big corporate party,” with no real differences. Indeed, Nader argues that former President George Bush was better than Bill Clinton is on issues like occupational
safety. Nader also says that is he had been in the Senate, he would have voted to impeach Clinton: “He disgraced the office.”What Nader wants is to build a permanent progressive force. “This is a new political movement,” he says.
Source: Matthew Cooper, Time magazine, p. 79
Nov 6, 2000
On Principles & Values:
Vote with your heart if your state is a foregone conclusion
Many liberals are torn about what to do. Do they follow their heart and vote for Nader or use their head and go with Gore? Some Nader allies have come up with interesting ways to solve their dilemma. A philanthropist is taking out newspaper ads in states
that are considered safe for Gore (Massachusetts, New York) and safe for Bush (Texas, Colorado) urging progressives there to vote for Nader since the outcome there is a foregone conclusion. That strategy is meant to help Nader achieve his goal of
securing 5% of the national vote so his Green Party can get federal matching funds in 2004. Another strategy that has popped up on the web at NaderTrader.org implores, “If you live in a swing state, contact a Gore-voting friend in a strongly
Bush-leaning state and informally agree that your friend will vote for Nader, while you will vote for Al Gore.” For his part, Nader says he doesn’t care whether Bush or Gore wins.
Source: Matthew Cooper, Time magazine, p. 79
Nov 6, 2000
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