In an email to her supporters today, anti-war activist and 2008 independent congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan announced an ambitious protest that she hopes to see started by March of next year.  Before saying what she will be doing, Sheehan listed things that she sees wrong in this country, which she called a “police state.”  She [...]

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On October 6, a New York Superior Court in Suffolk County, New York, ruled that the lawsuit Kosin v Geier should be dismissed. This means that none of the Libertarian candidates for countywide office in Suffolk County, Long Island will be on the November 3, 2009 ballot.

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New York City politics have been a lot more lively this year thanks to Rev. Billy Talen’s campaign for mayor with the Green Party. Meanwhile, four hard-working Green candidates for NYC city council are hoping for a breakthrough in this overwhelmingly Democratic-voting city. David Pechefsky, who spent twelve years working for the city council, is [...]

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Ralph Nader comments on the difference between paying cash or credit. He notes various reports and legislation, including a recent piece in the NY Times by Floyd Norris. Nader notes that consumers can have an impact, “by pretending they have joined ‘Cash Payment Fans of America’ and for one week paying with cash for goods and services.”

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James Bennett is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Bennett’s new book, “Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold” will be released on October 13, 2009.

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In Pennsylvania, the Libertarian Party has one nominee on the ballot for Superior Court Judge, Marakay Rogers. This is the first time a minor party or independent candidate has appeared on the statewide ballot in Pennsylvania in an odd year since 1993.

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Reverend Billy has been running a very active campaign as the Green Party candidate for mayor in New York City, and as he comes into the last month of it, he’s not slowing down.  In an email to supporters, the campaign announced an endorsement from The L Magazine (a local New York City magazine with [...]

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News24 in South Africa is reporting that Cynthia McKinney, the 2008 Green Party US Presidential Candidate, was abruptly removed from a flight to South Africa, where she was scheduled to speak at the Palestinian Struggle and Human Spirit Film Festival.

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Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in a special congressional election in New York, is receiving some help from the Club For Growth.  Hoffman has been recognized by many in the mainstream media as just as likely to win his race as his major party competitors, a rare accomplishment for a third party candidate.  The [...]

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