Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and 43rd President of the United States as an Independent Green. He was also the Green Party candidate in 1996 and 2000. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. With grassroots democracy civic actions, green politics and radical left-wing politics, he is a reputed populist, harking to 19th century American populists and movements like Henry George's geoism, to which he referred in his Inauguration speech.