Ralph Nader joined Bruce Fein at an HLS event on Feb. 8.
Ralph Nader ’58 and Bruce Fein ’72 discussed “America’s Lawless Empire: The Constitutional Crimes of Bush and Obama” at HLS on Feb. 8. Pointing to what he calls lawless, violent practices by the White House, its agencies and both political parties, Nader took issue with the amount of spending by the military on foreign wars while thousands of Americans die each year due to workplace accidents, preventable pollution and lack of access to health insurance. Fein said: “I want to underscore that it is not an option in a democracy to be a spectator to politics, because it’s a collective endeavor. We have a moral obligation to use our eyes and ears to check government abuses because, even if they don’t affect you, they could affect your neighbor.”