“My advice in the face of economic Armageddon? Be Prepared. Invest in the only commodities enjoying a bull market: Gold, Silver and Bullets. Stock up — that’s the economy of the future.”

“If current trends hold, the economy will continue to decline and government debt will continue to grow, threatening the national security and solvency of America. The real unemployment rate will remain in the twenty percent range, or scale to unimagined levels. And with the Fed desperately papering over the problem with credit, it eventually faces two ugly alternatives: hyper-inflation or an unparalleled credit contraction deflation.” – Wayne Allyn Root

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From Karl Dickey, himself a former Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, reports at the Examiner: The race is heating up for Libertarian delegates to choose a new chair at the Libertarian Party of Florida’s 2011 State Convention happening the weekend of April 30th in West Palm Beach, Florida. There are currently four contenders [...]

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In an Intelligence^2 debate, Arianna Huffington and David Brooks argued in favor of the resolution, “the two party system is making America ungovernable,” while Zev Chafets and P.J. O’Rourke argued against it.  The entire debate, along with accompanying information, can be viewed here. Interestingly – aside from how interesting the debate itself and the fact [...]

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From WBEZ Chicag (you can listen to or read the story here): Politicians around the city are making their final push for votes in Chicago’s mayoral and aldermanic races. The 26th ward on the city’s west side is home to something of a David and Goliath story with an 18-year-old going up against an experienced [...]

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The following is from the Illinois Green Party, and might shed a bit of light on what kind of elections are taking place in Illinois on the 22nd (below is information from other third parties on the non-partisan primaries): On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Municipal primaries will be held in several towns across Illinois, including a [...]

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Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: The Free and Equal Elections Foundation issued a statement today condemning WLS ABC Channel 7′s decision to hold a non-inclusive Chicago mayoral debate on February 17, 2011. WLS included only selected candidates, intentionally excluding other legally qualified candidates. “WLS ABC Channel 7 should follow the example set by WFLD Fox [...]

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Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Georgia is one of only three states in the country that does not provide some option for the off-premise sale of beer, wine, or liquor on Sunday.  Because Georgia is the only state in the Southeast with a total ban on Sunday sales, we are at a distinct economic disadvantage.  For many Georgians, [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the Tony Hall for mayor campaign: Tony Hall announced that he has hired San Francisco-based consultant James Fisfis to direct his campaign for mayor of San Francisco. James Fisfis, President of Chariot LLC, has been an advisor to dozens of political campaigns in California, Nevada and overseas since 1999, most recently as [...]

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Excerpted below, by Ralph Nader, via CounterPunch.org: Americans Need to Start Showing Up Time to Topple Corporate Dictators By RALPH NADER The 18 day non-violent Egyptian protests for freedom raise the question: is America next? Were Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine around, they would likely say “what are we waiting for?” They would be appalled [...]

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The Wisconsin Green Party salutes the state’s public workers, and stands in solidarity with their fight to retain full collective bargaining rights with their employers.

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Reposted from the South Carolina Green Party website: How is it possible that former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Alvin Greene could go from 25+% of the vote in a statewide contest to 1% of the vote running in his own hometown?  Alvin Greene attained 28% of the vote for U.S. Senate in 2010, yet [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: February 18, 2011 Libertarians Urge Lake Worth to Be “NORML” Palm Beach Libertarians support the decriminalization of Cannabis Boca Raton, FL – The Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County (LPPBC) has moved to support the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) in the campaign to decriminalize Cannabis in the [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the Reichel campaign: In a statement released Saturday by 47th ward aldermanic candidate Matt Reichel, Reichel takes aim at all three of his opponents for their lack of a sound fiscal policy. Reichel said: “In an election for municipal office at a time that the city has developed an over $600 [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Darryl W. Perry: New York Daily News reports, “The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted for massive spending cuts Saturday, slashing $60 billion from the budget and setting up a potential showdown with President Obama.” This Congress is under pressure to pass a budget before March 4 that will run until September 30. [...]

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“We live in an unfree world that desperately needs our Libertarian principles of free choice, free markets and free minds.” – Steve Kubby

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Long Island, NY: The Green Party of Suffolk, Suffolk County’s largest peace organization, has endorsed the Saturday, March 19th march and vigil calling for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The date is the eighth anniversary of the Iraq War. This event has been designed as the March 19th focal point for all peace activities on Long Island. John Keenan, a 2002 Green Party Congressional candidate, will be speaking at the event.

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From David Weigel’s blog at Slate: I reported yesterday on new ACU President Al Cardenas’s “vetting” process for CPAC, and his statement that support for gay marriage or opposition to DADT are not “within the scope of what we believe the three legs of the stool of the movement are. Obviously, all eyes turned to [...]

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Paul Passarelli, president of Solar and Thermal Systems Inc., plans to run for Senate in 2012 as a Libertarian. Pasarelli was a Republican all of his life, but he is quick to downplay the significance. “Saying that is a bit like saying I’ve eaten potatoes in one form or another for most of my life [...]

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We previously reported on the Green Party’s selection of businessman Alex White as their nominee in the upcoming special mayoral election in Rochester, New York. However, three other candidates are notable in the race. Activist Harry Davis, who originally ran for the Green nomination, is now taking his case to the state Supreme Court. He [...]

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Ralph Nader has run for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate, and more recently as an independent. The Maine Supreme Court has set a briefing schedule in Nader v Maine Democratic Party, et al. This is the tort lawsuit filed in 2009 in which Nader argues that the Democratic National Committee and its allies, in 2004, filed meritless challenges to his ballot access petitions, and engaged in dirty tricks against his circulators. The central issue now is whether the lower court should have conducted a trial.

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