To the ramparts : how Bush and Obama paved the way for the Trump presidency, and why it isn't too late to reverse course

America’s number one citizen Ralph Nader’s latest book shows us how unchecked corporate power has led to the wrecking ball that is the Trump presidency. Nader brings together the outrages of the Trump administration with the key flaws and failures of the previous administrations—both Republican and Democratic—that have led our nation to its current precipice. It’s all in the details and Ralph Nader knows them all. Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. Bush and Obama led the way. Writing as a Washington, DC, activist and people’s advocate for over fifty years―someone who has saved more lives and caused more impactful legislation to be enacted than almost any sitting president or legislator—Nader shows how Trump’s crimes and misdemeanors followed the path of no resistance of the Obama, Bush and Clinton regimes, which ushered in the extreme rise of corporate power and the abandonment of the poor and middle classes. The Great Elder Statesman Of Consumer Rights Shows How Previous Administrations Allowed Unchecked Corporate Power To Lead Us To The Criminality Of Trump. Nader Brings Together The Outrages Of The Trump Administration With The Key Flaws And Failures Of The Previous Administrations--both Republican And Democratic--that Have Led Us To This Precipice. Writing As A Washington, D.c. Activist And People's Advocate Since The Early 1960s--one Who Has Caused To Be Enacted More Impactful Legislation Than Almost Any Sitting President Or Legislator--nader Shows How Trump's Crimes And Misdemeanors Followed The Path Of No Resistance Of The Obama, Bush And Clinton Regimes Which Ushered In The Extreme Rise Of Corporate Power And The Abandonment Of The Poor And Middle Classes-- Minimum Wage Of Minimal Interest To Democrats -- Obama And The Democrats Issue Barely A Squawk At Gasoline Price Gougers -- When The People Were In The Streets, The Dems Were Behind Their Desks -- Trump Not The Only One To Roll Back Regulations -- Obama's Unconstitutional Handling Of The Terror War -- An Interlude : Fundraising -- The Democrats Will Be Repeatedly Trounced Unless They Battle For A People's Agenda -- Let Democrats Own Up To The Unearned Subsidy Of Their Conventions -- Romney Lost, Yes, But Obama Should Have Been Wiping The Floor With Him -- Thoughts On The Inauguration -- Shutting Down Keystone, A Positive Step -- What The Democrats Have To Get Right -- Obama's And Democrats Weak Appointments And Policies Pander To Wall Street -- Obama's Bad Ideas On Free Trade -- Hillary On Her Record -- The Attempt To Sideline Sanders -- The Trump Run -- Trump And Sanders -- The Media Was Letting Us Down In Covering The Election And The Debates -- The Primaries, Structurally Warped : The Democrats -- The Primaries, Glitter Trumps Substance : The Republicans -- Duking It Out -- The Lessons Of Trump's Ascent -- Electoral Shenanigans -- Trump's Striptease Act -- Trump In Power, Night Falls In America -- His Appointments Were Bad, His Governing Worse -- Resist On The Barricades. Ralph Nader ; Edited By Jim Feast. Upgrading minimum wage of minimal interest to the Democratic Party When the people were in the streets, the Dems were behind their desks Trump not the only one to roll back regulations Obama's unconstitutional handling of the "War on Terror" An interlude : fund-raising The Democrats will be repeatedly corporatized unless they battle for a people's agenda When will Democrats stand by their conventions Romney lost, yes, but Obama should have been cleaning his clock Thoughts on the inauguration Shutting down Keystone XL, a positive step What the Democrats have to get right Obama's and Democrats weak appointments and policies pander to Wall Street Obama's bad ideas on free trade Hillary on her record The attempt to sideline Sanders The Trump rampage Trump and Sanders The media was letting us down in covering the election and the debates The primaries, structurally warped : the Democrats The primaries, glitter trumps substance : the Republicans Duking it out The lessons of Trump's ascent Electoral shenanigans Trump's big reveal Trump in power, night falls in America His appointments were bad, his governing worse Resist on the barricades. "America's #1 citizen Ralph Nader's latest book shows us how unchecked corporate power has led to the wrecking ball that is the Trump presidency. Nader brings together the outrages of the Trump administration with the key flaws and failures of the previous administrations--both Republican and Democratic--that have led our nation to its current precipice. It's all in the details and Ralph Nader knows them all. Trump didn't come out of nowhere. Bush and Obama led the way. Writing as a Washington, DC, activist and people's advocate for over fifty years--someone who has saved more lives and caused more impactful legislation to be enacted than almost any sitting president or legislator--Nader shows how Trump's crimes and misdemeanors followed the path of no resistance of the Obama, Bush and Clinton regimes, which ushered in the extreme rise of corporate power and the abandonment of the poor and middle classes."--Jacket