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Ralph Nader    Activist, consumer advocate and 2008 Presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Ralph Nader for President in 2008.

Ralph Nader is an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and perennial candidate for presidency as an independent and a Green Party candidate.

Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.

Ralph Nader appeared on Sesame Street as a person in your neighborhood.

During his 2008 presidential campaign, Nader appeared on CNBC with John Harwood, CNN with Rick Sanchez, PBSs The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Fox News Channel with Shepard Smith, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Real Time with Bill Maher.
 

 
Hundreds of young activists, inspired by Nader's work, came to be known as Nader's Raiders who under Nader investigated government corruption, publishing dozens of books with their results.

Nader founded the non-governmental organization NGO Public Citizen as an umbrella organization for these projects.

With grassroots democracy civic actions, green politics and left-wing politics, he is a reputed populist.

Ralph Nader hosted an episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.
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