In 2004, Nader asked McCain to help his campaign -- and the senator rushed to his side. Is the consumer advocate now returning the favor?
By Joe Conason Feb 29, 2008
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Ralph Nader says the then-DNC chair wanted him off the ballot in 2004 battleground states, and was prepared to pay
By Alex Koppelman
May 28, 2009
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The best way to make American elections fair, according to a new book, is to use a voting method known for ranking drunk sorority girls.
By Farhad Manjoo
February 12, 2008
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Few Democrats probably care about Nader blessing John Edwards, but Kucinich might help Barack Obama at the margins.
By Walter Shapiro
January 1, 2008
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At the YearlyKos convention, the mixed reception for Hillary Clinton is more evidence that the liberal blogosphere might not take sides in the coming Democratic primary.
By Michael Scherer
August 6, 2007
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In a radio interview, Ralph Nader asks whether Barack Obama will be "Uncle Sam ... or Uncle Tom," and then defends the comment on Fox News.
By Alex Koppelman
November 5, 2008
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The now-perennial presidential candidate's campaign sends out a video about the search for "Obama Nuts."
By Alex Koppelman
November 2, 2008
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The consumer advocate and perennial candidate is polling in the high single digits in some key states.
By Alex Koppelman
September 18, 2008
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Bob Barr goes after John McCain for spending public money on the GOP convention. Could attacks like that make him the Ralph Nader of the right?
By Mike Madden
August 13, 2008
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What these three seemingly unrelated pols have in common is an appeal concentrated in the West.
By Thomas Schaller
August 4, 2008
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Former San Francisco supervisor Matt Gonzalez!
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 28, 2008
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Ralph Nader will make his fourth run for the presidency, he told Tim Russert Sunday; the Democratic candidates aren't happy.
By Alex Koppelman
February 25, 2008
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The former presidential candidate is scheduled to appear on the chat show Sunday, and early speculation is that he will announce another run.
By Alex Koppelman
February 22, 2008
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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose independent candidacy in 2000 was seen as a stumbling block for Al Gore's chances, says he's considering another run.
By Alex Koppelman
January 30, 2008
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If he couldn't see much difference between Bush and Gore, how can he possibly tell Edwards and Clinton apart?
By Tim Grieve
January 2, 2008
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The billionaire mayor of New York could easily fund a bid for the presidency. But what are his political convictions?
By Joe Conason
June 22, 2007
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He just quit the GOP and became an independent. But does America crave a sane version of Ross Perot with actual governing experience?
By Walter Shapiro
June 12, 2007
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Scholars missed the point of the essay I wrote with Ralph Nader about the case for impeachment.
By Kevin Zeese
June 15, 2005
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The latest indie-publishing news: Don DeLillo, imprisoned in Texas! Ben Watts' soopa-bad hip-hop photography, Laura Flanders on how Bush bamboozled women, and Ralph Nader just called to say he loves you.
By Scott Thill
November 30, 2004
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German leftists prefer Nader, fear Kerry's grand plans for Iraq, and miss the days when America was actually cool.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 1, 2004
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Ralph Nader's new pamphlet prompts this revelation: Between the Uranian right and bourgeois left, Nader may be the moral choice, but he's still the wrong one.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 28, 2004
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Four years ago, he drew celebrities and crowds. This time, as it wheezes toward the finish line, the Nader campaign has the feel of Spinal Tap's last tour.
By Peter Dizikes
October 27, 2004
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Nader (NAY-dur) n. Low point, as of a celestial body that has declined from an exalted height.
By Evan Eisenberg
October 12, 2004
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Salon editor David Talbot and the presidential contender have a frank and honest exchange of views.
July 14, 2004
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Why is Rupert Murdoch's media empire publishing Ralph Nader's latest tome?
By Eric Boehlert
July 9, 2004
Ralph Nader loves John McCain
Nader: McAuliffe offered money to get me off ballots
Your presidential candidate: Hot or not?
Nader and Kucinich pick sides in Iowa
Cheerful boos for Hillary
Bloomberg's ambitions
Mike Bloomberg could buy the White House
Bush is not above the law
Writing in the Margins
Civic avowal
Requiem for a reformer
Word History: NADER
On the phone with Ralph Nader
Strange alliance
Broadsheet
How the World Works