Nader should be praised.Matthew Rothschild's review of James Weinstein's book is titled "An Unheroic Left" (October issue), which is an unfortunate choice. I read The Long Detour, and while it contains valid criticisms of past actions, its emphasis is negative and unbalanced. What is particularly galling is Weinstein's Nader-bashing. Ralph Nader  This page is currently protected from editing until (UTC) or until disputes have been resolved. should be praised for, at the very least, getting many young people involved in the political process. How does one make peace with a Democratic Party that for eight years under Clinton gave us welfare reform and NAFTA NAFTAin full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's ? These two conservative policies hurt the poor and devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. working people. And, under Clinton, humanitarian wars were legitimized. Instead of bashing Nader, Weinstein should ask what was it about Gore that he could not carry his home state of Tennessee, or Clinton's Arkansas. Irving Silver Cliffside Park, New Jersey Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 23,007. Cliffside Park was formed based on the results of a referendum held on January 15, 1895, from portions of Ridgefield Township at |
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