Nader

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

[was: RE: [PEN-L:24482] Re: FW: Krugman]

Sabri asks: >Here is a question to our American friends: Is Ralph Nader is a
leftist?<

it's a matter of definition and political definitions are not only hard to
make but are political footballs.

Nader is sort of a New Deal (FDR) liberal who used to believe in competitive
markets, anti-trust, and some kinds of deregulation (e.g., breaking up the
Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Interstate Commerce Commission, the
old government cartels in airlines and ground transport). He's been moving
away from this for awhile, seemingly in the direction of those on this list.
I'll have to read his book to find out more. JD