Ralph Nader has a new book out on his 
2000 presidential bid, Crashing the Party. Here’s my review of it in the new issue of the Washington Monthly.
Here’s a snippet from the review:
The mood of the book is unmistakably “onward and upward with activism.” And, for those inclined to be thus inspired, that mood will likely prove inspiring. For others not under the spell, however, the mix of cliché, nostalgia, and reunion will likely have a quite different effect. For them, much of the book, particularly the first half, will have the feel and cadence of one of those early ’80s TV movies where the cast of some ’60s-era sitcom reassembles for one last adventure. Picture a graying Gilligan flying from city to city pitching the professor, Mary Ann, and other worthies on some quixotic quest to save the Island. 
