It's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

Stand up, stand up.

You've been sitting way too long.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman. Hello David.

Happy 4th of July. Thank you very much to you too.

And we also have the man of the hour.

Ralph Nader.

Hello, Ralph.

Hello, read the Declaration of Independence.

It has residence for today's political scene like you can't believe.

And Ralph, the opening of the show today, you wanted to read something else to us that is significant.

What is that?

Yes, this is a poem by a local poet in Litchfield County, Connecticut that was printed in the Lakefield Journal.

Lynn Matun, L-A-T-T-O-O-N, and it really is quite contemporary. Let me read it for our listeners and I'm starting

now quote how have we gone astray let me count the ways we've created public good for private gain let forests

fall let acid rain let media supposed to liberate voice resentment, rage, and hate.

We've created science for pleasanter views, replace knowledge with false news. For climate change we've no solution. We've

blown through every resolution. We've let families fleeing murder and despair,

fester in detention.

Mothers here, their children there.

We've let corporate profit be the ruling creed,

promoting envy, pride, and greed.

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