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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Mark Dimondstein, Drones, Credit Cards

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2014

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Our guest, Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers' Union, tells us how the forces of privatization are trying to cripple the Post Office, and what we can do about it. We discuss the latest report on how drone attacks are actually losing us the "war on terror." And Ralph explains why he has never owned a credit card.



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0:00.0

From the K-P-F-K studios in Southern California,

0:03.6

it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:05.7

Stand up, stand up.

0:07.7

You've been sitting great to long. Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman and the man of the hour Ralph Nader.

0:23.7

Good morning, gentlemen.

0:25.6

Good morning to all of you, Steve, David.

0:28.4

We have a great show for you today.

0:30.6

That's right.

0:31.4

Today we're going to talk about credit cards. Is it a convenience or a racket? We're also going to talk about a report out of Stanford and NYU about what it's like to live under drones in Pakistan. We're going to take some of your Facebook questions.

0:46.2

This week was Cyber Monday, where millions of Americans ordered Christmas presents that

0:51.0

will be delivered by the United States post office.

0:55.0

Steve...

0:57.0

It brings us to our first guest, David.

0:58.0

Our first guest, our only guest this week, is Mark Dimonstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union.

1:06.1

Prior to taking office in November 2013, Mr Dimonstein held a variety of positions in the APU. He was elected to six consecutive terms as president of the Greater

1:16.2

Greensboro Area Local serving from 1986 to 1998. He also acted as a local shop steward, labor educator, national arbitration advocate EEOC and

1:28.0

OWCP representative, if that's not enough letters for you, and leader of the workers for one Postal Union movement.

1:36.1

The American Postal Workers Union represents 200,000 employees in the clerk, maintenance, and motor vehicle

1:42.2

crafts. Welcome, Mark, and motor vehicle crafts.

1:43.0

Welcome, Mark, and take it away, Ralph.

1:46.0

Thank you very much, Steve, and thank you Mark, for coming on.

1:49.0

Thanks for having me.

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