Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Green Jeremy Cloward running for Congress in Special Election September 1st, CA-10

August 10th, 2009 · 17 Comments

Linked from the front page of GP.org: http://www.jeremycloward.com/ “Hello, my name is Jeremy Cloward and I am running for the 10th Congressional District seat of California. I am running because the issues that are important to all of us, healthcare, education, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, need to be addressed by people and [...]

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New issue of Liberty for America magazine

August 10th, 2009 · 43 Comments

Email from George Phillies: Liberty for America magazine Table of Contents, now on the internet at http://LibertyforAmerica.com Liberty for America and Its Fine Friends Now Offer Your Monthly Step for Liberty Alvin See Reports on the ‘Visit Town Hall’ Step Ladies of Liberty Alliance Forms News from Liberty for Maine Forming Your Own “Liberty for” [...]

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Green Party Watch update

August 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A selection of recent articles on Green Party Watch: Help Billy get on the ballot! Posted by Dave Schwab The Reverend Billy Talen for Mayor of NYC petition drive is entering its final week. Billy’s team has gathered the 7,500 signatures they officially need to put him on the ballot as the Green Party’s candidate, [...]

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Bob Barr’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article – National ID Card Still A Bad Idea

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments

National ID card still a bad idea by Bob Barr as published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution Monday, August 10, 2009 Bad ideas have a habit of hanging around our nation’s Capitol, where legislators and bureaucrats hope that they will ripen with the passage of time. Thus it has been with the REAL ID Act, [...]

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Libertarians to Democrats: Call off the thugs

August 10th, 2009 · 45 Comments

Press release posted at LP.org: White House orders Dems to ‘punch back’ as union organizers attack citizens WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Friday called on Democrats to end what appears to be a budding campaign of union violence targeted at citizens who differ with the White House at town hall meetings across the country. [...]

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Chris Hedges: “We owe Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney and the Green Party an apology”

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments

At Truthdig, Chris Hedges explains that progressives owe an apology to Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney and the Green Party. There is commentary on how political parties address issues and become engines for social reform. And, Ralph Nader explains the current public apathy.

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Nader comments on financial sector: Economists listen

August 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Ralph Nader released commentary on the financial sector titled, “Faulty Forecasting.” The piece discusses large banks, financial forecasters and regulators. Nader’s piece was also part of a discussion on the list-serve of the group TOES (The Other Economic Summit).

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