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Nader Has 21 Reasons Why Bloomberg Will Be President

Nader Has 21 Reasons Why Bloomberg Will Be President

Ralph Nader is pretty much an expert on being in presidential elections at this point, but with but with seemingly nothing else to do until he sweeps up less than 1% of the popular vote, he is turning his attention to analyzing other possible candidates. Namely, Mayor Bloomberg. On the Daily Beast, Nader has come up with 21 reasons why Bloomberg would be a formidable opponent to anyone running for president in 2012. But remember, he's (probably) not running! more ›

Nader Street Art in Brooklyn

Nader Street Art in Brooklyn

What's a conversation about this year's election without an appearance from Ralph Nader? This street art, spotted in Williamsburg, features the third party candidate with a riff of Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech. more ›

Week Around the -ists

Week Around the -ists

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  • Gothamist found New Yorkers are proud of their subway system, even if it's got rats in it.
  • Austinist unveiled their special SXSW coverage minisite, with artist interviews, day party previews, and festival news.
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    Does Nader '08 Mean Bloomberg '08, Too?

    Does Nader '08 Mean Bloomberg '08, Too?

    Doug Schoen, the pollster who has worked with Bill Clinton on his 1996 reelection and Mayor Bloomberg, is stirring the Bloomberg for President pot again. He tells the Sun that Ralph Nader's decision to enter the 2008 presidential race could help Bloomberg. more ›

    Nader '08: It's Totally Happening

    Ralph Nader will be making another third-party bid for the Presidency in the 2008 election. The consumer advocate - and bane of many Democrats - made the announcement this morning on Meet the Press.

    Nader emphasized most Americans still are disenchanted with both the Democratic and Republican parties. At his exploratory site, which he established last month, he said both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in thrall to corporate interests. Nader, who ran for President both in 2000 and 2004, earned the enmity of many Democrats who feel that he tipped a close election in 2000 from Al Gore to George W. Bush. more ›

    Extra, Extra

    Extra, Extra

    • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: someone fell three floors from a fire escape on Leland Ave. in the Bronx, a pedestrian struck on Delancey and Eldridge Sts. in Manhattan, and a homicide on Edison and Randall Aves. in the Bronx.
    • Nassau County cops searched a Syosset, Long Island home yesterday to find a menagerie of animals living admidst filth. Dozens of dogs and cats populated the home, alongside 87 hamsters.
    • Squeezing a customer's buttocks may have cost one Staten Island waiter more than a good tip, as he could face 90 days in jail.
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    Time to Get Down with Time

    Time to Get Down with Time

    If you're going to do an issue about the 100 People Who Shape Our World, you might as well have a big party, right? Time magazine rolled out the red carpet last night for people on its list, their friends, and the press. Gothamist stopped by the party just ahead of Stephen Colbert. We were not wearing a bear costume, so he wasn't that afraid of us. And perennial favorite, Rachael Ray, showed up all glammy, alternating poses with and without her A.C.H.M. (Arm Candy Husband Meat). more ›

    Mayoral Hopefuls Dance

    Mayoral Hopefuls Dance

    City Council Speaker Gifford Miller is staging an event in Brooklyn to "receive" support from various politicians there today. The Post reports the Brooklyn locale was a deliberate choice to one-up fellow Democratic candidate wannabe Congressman Anthony Weiner, a Brooklyn boy.
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    Alexander Perls, Songwriter and Vocal Producer

    Alexander Perls, Songwriter and Vocal Producer

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    Alexander Perls, Songwriter and Vocal Producer more ›

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