Told You So
The Big Book of Weekly Columns
Ralph Nader
Introduction by Jim Hightower
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Copyright 2013 by Ralph Nader
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Contents
by Jim Hightower
November 23, 2011
November 16, 2011
July 7, 2011
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February 18, 2011
October 29, 2010
April 5, 2010
January 22, 2010
August 3, 2009
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July 1, 2008
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November 12, 2007
June 12, 2007
February 12, 2007
January 12, 2007
December 1, 2006
November 10, 2006
September 22, 2006
May 19, 2006
February 20, 2006
February 17, 2006
September 23, 2005
September 2, 2005
July 18, 2005
November 25, 2004
February 15, 2004
January 24, 2004
March 14, 2011
December 20, 2010
October 18, 2010
July 1, 2010
December 31, 2009
February 1, 2008
December 10, 2007
September 28, 2007
August 10, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 16, 2007
June 19, 2006
June 9, 2006
December 23, 2005
December 9, 2005
November 25, 2005
May 14, 2005
April 15, 2005
January 17, 2004
September 13, 2011
August 29, 2011
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June 3, 2011
March 28, 2011
March 18, 2011
January 24, 2011
June 4, 2010
February 17, 2010
February 12, 2010
July 24, 2009
July 10, 2009
May 8, 2009
May 1, 2009
May 5, 2008
April 25, 2008
February 22, 2008
August 6, 2007
June 25, 2007
April 23, 2007
February 20, 2007
August 25, 2006
November 5, 2005
June 3, 2005
December 23, 2004
June 4, 2004
January 31, 2004
May 31, 2011
May 3, 2011
June 24, 2010
January 9, 2009
November 12, 2008
July 30, 2008
June 3, 2008
October 5, 2007
February 4, 2005
August 22, 2004
August 13, 2004
July 10, 2004
January 18, 2012
December 14, 2011
December 7, 2011
July 26, 2011
July 18, 2011
June 14, 2011
April 1, 2011
January 10, 2011
December 14, 2010
May 28, 2010
May 14, 2010
April 26, 2010
March 1, 2010
January 8, 2010
December 29, 2009
August 24, 2009
March 13, 2009
March 6, 2009
January 30, 2009
December 26, 2008
December 3, 2008
September 24, 2008
August 20, 2008
July 16, 2008
June 24, 2008
April 2, 2008
February 11, 2008
August 24, 2007
December 29, 2006
October 7, 2005
February 25, 2005
November 20, 2004
September 17, 2004
September 10, 2004
May 7, 2004
February 27, 2004
January 11, 2012
November 30, 2011
October 16, 2011
September 26, 2011
September 2, 2011
June 17, 2011
May 23, 2011
May 16, 2011
February 25, 2011
February 14, 2011
January 17, 2011
July 30, 2010
April 9, 2010
March 23, 2010
January 15, 2010
December 11, 2009
November 24, 2009
November 3, 2009
July 17, 2009
January 16, 2009
December 31, 2008
September 2, 2008
August 13, 2008
March 7, 2008
October 22, 2007
July 13, 2007
March 16, 2007
March 9, 2007
June 23, 2006
January 7, 2006
August 12, 2005
May 8, 2005
April 24, 2005
March 13, 2005
November 27, 2004
September 5, 2004
June 25, 2004
June 11, 2004
December 28, 2011
November 29, 2010
September 20, 2010
August 13, 2010
May 21, 2010
October 5, 2009
September 11, 2009
August 7, 2009
April 10, 2009
February 20, 2009
January 23, 2009
October 16, 2008
October 10, 2008
September 17, 2008
September 9, 2008
January 18, 2008
December 21, 2007
August 31, 2007
July 9, 2007
April 6, 2007
November 24, 2006
May 12, 2006
April 28, 2006
February 28, 2006
October 13, 2005
August 26, 2005
June 24, 2005
December 6, 2004
July 23, 2004
June 20, 2004
May 2, 2004
March 19, 2004
March 4, 2004
January 9, 2004
August 12, 2011
June 27, 2011
May 3, 2011
April 18, 2011
January 3, 2011
September 8, 2010
August 27, 2010
June 15, 2010
April 30, 2010
March 9, 2010
February 5, 2010
September 22, 2009
September 4, 2009
June 10, 2009
February 26 2009
July 7, 2008
May 19, 2008
March 14, 2008
September 14, 2007
June 1, 2007
May 18, 2007
April 30, 2007
March 26, 2007
February 5, 2007
December 22, 2006
August 18, 2006
April 14, 2006
December 16, 2005
October 28, 2005
April 8, 2005
December 20, 2004
December 10, 2004
April 17, 2004
January 3, 2012
October 3, 2011
August 8, 2011
August 2, 2011
April 12, 2011
December 6, 2010
November 22, 2010
November 5, 2010
September 24, 2010
September 10, 2010
July 23, 2010
June 18, 2010
March 16, 2010
October 16, 2009
August 14, 2009
July 2, 2009
June 26, 2009
May 29, 2009
April 24, 2009
April 17, 2009
April 3, 2009
March 20, 2009
November 20, 2008
October 20, 2008
August 26, 2008
March 21, 2008
January 14, 2008
December 28, 2007
October 26, 2007
October 12, 2007
September 25, 2007
July 27, 2007
June 18, 2007
November 3, 2006
October 27, 2006
October 20, 2006
October 6, 2006
September 1, 2006
July 21, 2006
June 5, 2006
March 24, 2006
March 17, 2006
March 10, 2006
March 3, 2006
February 3, 2006
January 27, 2006
January 20 2006
January 15, 2006
December 30, 2005
November 18, 2005
November 13, 2005
September 30, 2005
September 16, 2005
August 19, 2005
July 29, 2005
June 10, 2005
May 19, 2005
April 1, 2005
March 18, 2005
February 13, 2005
January 16, 2005
January 9, 2005
December 30, 2004
July 30, 2004
February 20, 2004
November 12, 2004
August 6, 2004
July 2, 2004
October 24, 2003
February 26, 2002
November 9, 2001
January 11, 2000
September 4, 1998
July 21, 1994
July 18, 1993
April 27, 1993
March 28, 1991
June 15, 1990
April 4, 1989
March 24, 1988
July 22, 1985
March 21, 1981
November 26, 1977
September 4, 1976
July 31, 1976
January 31, 1976
July 28, 1974
December 3, 1973
December 25, 1972
August 14, 1972
introduction
Challenging Wrongdoers, Championing Rightdoers
We progressives were distraught in 1972 after the wretched Richard Nixon was re-elected, but we found some psychic comfort in a common political assumption of that time: Well, at least it cant get any worse than this.
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