Harvard Club of Washington, DC

An Evening with Ralph Nader

Each attendee will receive a copy of Mr. Nader's new book

“…Nader’s passionate ideas should resonate with all concerned Americans.”

─Publishers Weekly

In 2007, Ralph Nader published The Seventeen Traditions, a thoughtful survey of seventeen lessons in ethics and values he took away from his small-town Connecticut childhood. Now, five years later—in a much more desperate time—he returns to this bite-size, accessible format to offer seventeen ambitious but common-sense solutions to the nation’s seemingly intractable economic and social problems.

In The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future (On sale October 2, 2012; Harper Paperbacks; Trade Paperback Original; $14.99; ISBN# 9780062083531), Nader surveys the stark, concrete contrasts between the kind of society and economy America can and should have, and the way most people now have to live—and live without. In a hard-hitting introduction and seventeen tightly focused chapters, he chastises corporate America (of which the government is now essentially a subset) for the dispossession of the American people. His solutions include:

• Cracking Down on Corporate Crime
• Getting Corporations Off Welfare
• Requiring National Charters for Corporations
• Fundamental Tax Reform
• Reducing the Massive Military Budget
• Innovative New Programs to Create Job Growth
• Returning Control of the Public Forum to the People
• Returning Control of Science and Academia to the People
• Overthrowing the Hydrocarbon Empire
• Ending the Commercialization of Childhood
• Replacing Spectator Sports with Participatory Sports
• Fostering Community Control of Health, Housing, Credit, and more
• Rebooting Civic Education
• Reforming the Criminal and Judicial Systems
• Facilitating Large-Scale Recruitment into Civic Reform Groups
• Promoting Organized Watchdog Groups Nationwide
• Starting “The Engine”—Recruiting Wealthy Progressive Citizens to Make a Difference

In an age when the Occupy movement is raising consciousness about the inherent potential for excess and cruelty within the American economic system—yet still struggling to provide solutions—Ralph Nader’s radical yet practical Seventeen Solutions offer fodder for debate, and important ideas designed to save the country before it’s too late. Nader continues to be one of the most enduring and influential figures in national politics and one of the most important and provocative progressive voices in American history. The Seventeen Solutions offers a new program to rescue America from our intractable fiscal and social distress.

RALPH NADER has been named by The Atlantic as one of the 100 most influential figures in American history—one of only four living people to be so honored. The son of immigrants from Lebanon, he has launched three major presidential campaigns and founded or organized more than one hundred civic organizations. His groups have made an impact on tax reform, atomic power regulation, the tobacco industry, clean air and water, food safety, access to health care, civil rights, congressional ethics, and much more. He is the author of several national bestsellers, including the landmark Unsafe at Any Speed, Crashing the Party and The Good Fight. www.nader.org.

 January 30^th Menu:

Greek Salad- Feta cheese, kalamata olives, green pepper, red onion, cucumbers, and grape tomatoes served on a bed of iceberg lettuce with Olive oil and vinegar dressing

Beef and Chicken Shish Kebabs- on a bed of roasted tomatoes, Onions and Peppers (meat)

Potato crusted Snapper or Salmon-  topped with Olives, Tomato’s, Artichokes, and Caper’s (fish)

Mediterranean Flatbread-  Feta, Onions, Tomato’s, and Black Olives (vegetarian)

Cous Cous or Lebanese roasted potatoes

Spinach Pie or Roasted Vegetables with chickpeas

Baklava and Roasted Plums with Greek Yogurt