Tuesday, February 24, 2004

A Risk-Free 'Nader' in 2004

By Stephen Dinan, AlterNet
February 22, 2004

Progressives, activists, Greens and those who are tired of politics-as-usual have been attempting to strategize this year about how to advance the progressive agenda at a national level without jeopardizing the fight against Bush. Dean carried revolutionary fire for a time but he is now vanquished. Some had hopes for Clark, but he is gone as well. Neither Kerry nor Edwards offers a strong vision of fundamental change of the actual system. And Ralph Nader's candidacy as an Independent, announced on Meet The Press Sunday, only lessens the chances of success in November. The challenge we now face is how to promote systemic change without handing Bush another four years.

Whether by fate or luck, an ideal solution emerged Feb. 18 with the exit of Dean from the race. Dean's exit has introduced a "risk-free Nader" this year, with a parallel platform to the one Nader advanced in 2000. That risk-free Nader is Dennis Kucinich...(Full Story)

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