Alexander calls for common US-Mexico currency and basic income

August 10th, 2008 · 53 Comments

In an article published today on Indybay, Socialist Party Vice-Presidential nominee Stewart Alexander has called for a common currency and basic income for the United States and Mexico:
To accomplish his goal, Stewart Alexander says it will be necessary to restructure the entire banking industry; all banking and financial institutions would be socially owned, and operated [...]

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Photos from Peace and Freedom Convention

August 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

“Alice” posted this link at Ballot Access News. She reports that it is an index of photographs from the Peace and Freedom Party convention underway this weekend in California.
Also covering the convention is Babbette Hogan of Polidoc Productions. She is filming and hopes to have video up at some point.

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New Jersey Presidential filing closes, Constitution Party status in question

July 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Posted at Ballot Access News
Petitioning candidates for president who filed by the July 28 New Jersey deadline are Bob Barr, Roger Calero, Gloria La Riva, Cynthia McKinney, Brian Moore, and Ralph Nader. Also someone named Jeffrey Boss of Guttenberg, New Jersey, filed under the “Vote Here” Party label. His vice-presidential running-mate is Andrea Maria Boss.
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Peace and Freedom Convention this Weekend - Four Candidates, including McKinney and Nader stand-off

July 29th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Via Polidoc Productions

The State Convention for Peace and Freedom Party will convene on Saturday, August 2 and 3 at the Hawthorn Suites, 321 Bercut Drive, Sacramento California. At the convention Brian Moore, Gloria La Riva, Ralph Nader, and Cynthia McKinney will be seeking the Peace and Freedom Party’s presidential nomination. A debate among the four [...]

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on SPUSA annual picnic

July 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comes an article on this past weekend’s Socialist Party USA annual picnic:
The picnic, now in its 111th year, drew about 50 people to Kern Park, where the food, of course, was potluck and the entertainment was the two-person band Eric Blowtorch and the Welders.
The crowd, many with graying hair, was [...]

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Charles Jay, Frank McEnulty, Brian Moore debate

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Candidates in this debate are: Brian Moore of the Socialist Party USA, Frank McEnulty of the New American Independent Party and Charles Jay of the Boston Tea Party.
Show archive at Miller Politics

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/millerpolitics/2008/07/24/Presidential-Debate

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Socialist Party VP Stewart Alexander dismisses economic plans of Obama and McCain

July 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It would come as little surprise that the candidate of an openly socialist party would find the economic plans of the leading candidates to be lacking. Here it is in his own words:
Today, Vice Presidential Candidate Stewart A. Alexander attacked the economic programs of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and Republican Presidential Candidate John [...]

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Bob Barr’s online dominance slipping; McKinney, Baldwin on the rise

July 17th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Last month, IPR reported that Bob Barr received a staggering 57.69% of Google News hits for all the “major” (defined very loosely) third-party and independent candidates. This month, though Barr’s lead remains commanding, it has slipped noticeably to under 50%.
Independent Ralph Nader’s position is relatively unchanged, remaining at #2 with 35.38% vs. 34.37% last month.
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Socialist presidential candidate to debate ‘capitalist businessman’ tonight at 8:30, Eastern

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Socialist Party USA presidential candidate Brian Moore will be debating “capitalist businessman” Rick Harper tonight on Millionaire Smackdown, a Web radio show.
The “capitalist” is billed as a man who “loves our system of government,” while Socialist Moore says “it’s unfair and too advantageous to the wealthy.”
The debate can be heard tonight at 8:30 P.M., Eastern [...]

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Socialist Brian Moore on LiberalPro

July 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Brian Moore, Socialist candidate for president is interviewed by Tim Gatto of LiberalPro at Blog Talk Radio.

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