The Good Fight; Declare Your Independence & Close the Democracy Gap

New York: ReganBooks [Imprint of HarperCollins], 2004. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Kike Arnal (Jacket Photograph). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [10], 294 p. Appendix: The Conscious Voter. Bibliography. Index. Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an Arab American political activist of Lebanese origin, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, a New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century. Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008." The man who shook up American politics in 2000--and is doing so again in 2004--returns to hold both parties' feet to the fire with his straight talk about corporate government. From the moment Nader declared his presidential candidacy, he's faced relentless opposition, mainly from Democrats fearing that competition from an inspiring independent could dent their voting block. In The Good Fight, Nader swings back harder than ever at those who have lost touch with the concept that votes must be earned, not inherited or entitled. He takes on corporate-occupied Washington and the government's daily abuse against ordinary citizens: If fed-up citizens don't actively join the fight for improvement, then ultimately we have no one to blame but ourselves for the inadequate checks on the erosion of our civil liberties. The Good Fight is a call to awareness and action that will captivate readers of all political stripes and help us define what we must do to shape the brightest future for our nation.