Ralph Nader joined a group of protesters from the National Nurses United, UE and Single Payer Action to protest President Barack Obama’s speech before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning.

As Obama walked across Lafayette Square to the Chamber, he was confronted by shouts of “What about single payer Mr. President? What about your pledge for single payer? Stop buckling to the corporations, Obama. How about a little even handedness? Stop buckling to the corporate power, Obama. Respect the people not the corporations. Visit the people, not the corporate Kremlin.”

All throughout the Arab world, the despots are on the run.

Fueled by Facebook and Twitter, the Arab street is aflame.

In the United States, instead of fueling the resistance, social media is like a hypnotic drug.