A press release from the Green Party of Pennsylvania: Monroeville, PA – On Feb. 21, 2010, the Green Party of Pennsylvania elected a new Steering Committee for 2010.  I.K. Samways and Katrina Brabham of Pittsburgh were elected as Chair and Secretary, respectively, while Vivek Ananthan of Philadelphia was retained as party Treasurer.  Mr. Samways had [...]

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Posted by Morey Straus in LP radicals yahoo group. Reprinted with permission. I added some embedded links. -p Since people are starting to buy convention packages, I’ve been nudged to get something out there about radical activities at nat con. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with the help of some co-conspirators to [...]

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By Bob Barr Atlanta Journal-Constitution Americans own nearly 300 million cell phones. These ubiquitous electronic devices are used billions of times every day to make phone calls, place orders, locate destinations, pay bills, text messages, read emails, and browse the web. In a single generation, phone books, road maps, and pay phones have been rendered [...]

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By Chuck Baldwin ChuckBaldwinLive.com The major news media was replete with reports over the weekend that the coffee company, Starbucks, “has no problem with customers packing heat while placing their orders.” “The coffee giant says it won’t take issue with gun owners who take advantage of ‘open carry’ laws and bring firearms into their restaurant.” [...]

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By Ralph Nader Nader.org The twin swelling heads of Empire and Oligarchy are driving our country into an ever-deepening corporate state, wholly incompatible with democracy and the rule of law. Once again the New York Times offers its readers the evidence. In its February 25, 2010 issue, two page-one stories confirm this relentless deterioration at [...]

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Via LP blog and email: Dear Friend of Liberty, I’ve been in Austin, Texas the last few days to attend the Libertarian State Leadership Alliance conference. It was a great event, well-attended by Libertarian activists and state chairs from around the country. I’d like to share a schedule of some Libertarian Party conventions coming up [...]

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Foreign Policy blogger and political insider David Rothkopf has declared his political independence from Democratic-Republican politics, calling the Democratic and Republican Parties “intellectually bankrupt” and “increasingly irrelevant.”  An excerpt: When I started this blog, I wrote that I was a Democrat . . . I no longer feel comfortable identifying myself with a political party. [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: GREEN PARTY CONDEMNS HOUSE BILL 6000, CALLS FOR ALL CHICAGO ALDERMEN TO DISAVOW AND REJECT “MACHINE PROTECTION ACT” On February 23, Democrats advanced House Bill 6000, which would limit potential challengers in future aldermanic elections in Chicago.  The bill significantly raises signature requirements in every ward, and also gives well-financed, entrenched aldermen [...]

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