Ralph Nader
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![Nader in 1975, approx. age 40](/Images/godic/202501/28/Ralph-Nader-19751131.jpeg")
![Ralph Nader lectures at Florida State University, 1980s](/Images/godic/202501/28/-Ralph_Nader_lectures_at_Florida_State_University_1980s.ogv1132.jpg")
![Nader speaks out against the Iraq War at a September 15, 2007, anti-war protest](/Images/godic/202501/28/Ralph_Nader,_September_15,_20071132.jpg")
Ralph Nader (/ˈneɪdər/; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.