Video posted front and center at peaceandfreedom.org:
California Democracy Act is endorsed by Peace and Freedom Party
March 15th, 2010 · 9 Comments
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Peace and Freedom Party: ‘In Jail? You Can Vote’
March 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/in-jail-you-can-vote
By Bob Evans
The differences between jail and prison and between probation and parole are the key factors in a December, 2006, California appeals court ruling that restores the voting rights of as many as 100,000 people in county jails on probation.
Prison is an institution run by the Department of Corrections, while jail [...]
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Alexander receives SPUSA endorsement for CA governor
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments
2008 Socialist Party USA vice-presidential nominee and California state party chair Stewart Alexander has received the endorsement of his national party in seeking the Peace and Freedom Party nomination for governor of California. From Alexander’s press release:
Alexander’s political career spans over three decades; working for the Florida Consumer Action Network in the mid 80s [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party update
December 31st, 2009 · No Comments
New at PeaceAndFreedom.org:
Candidate Training for Northern California
The Peace and Freedom Party of California which is the largest socialist electoral party in the United States and will be having a training sessions in Northern California on how to run for office.
Read more…
Protest armed DRONE attacks
Contacts: Cindy Sheehan ( cindy@cindysheehanssoapbox.com)
Joshua Smith ( joshuagarrettsmith@gmail.com )
PROTEST AGAINST [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party: ‘Afghan war escalation makes it official: Democratic Party is morally bankrupt’
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Posted at peaceandfreedom.org
During each month of 2009, the Democratic Party elected officials in Washington DC have abandoned one or more of the issues that got them elected. Peace went by the wayside fairly early, though there seemed some chance that some troops might be withdrawn. Reforming labor laws to give workers a real chance to [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party Gets Mentioned in New York Times
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Posted in Ballot Access News:
The December 25 New York Times has this article about Sonoma County, California Christmas tree decorations in county buildings. It mentions that the activist who is opposed to government office display of religious symbols is Irv Sutley, and it also mentions that Sutley is associated with the Peace and Freedom Party.
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Peace & Freedom Party: Interview with Reverend Billy of The Church of Life After Shopping
December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Posted at peaceandfreedom.org:
By Bob Maschi
Reverend Billy’s voice carries like a wing in the wind, dipping and swirling as it echoes off invisible stained glass walls. His hair is set high, like a silver grill in front if a muscle car from the 50s. He looks and sounds the preacher, yet he does not often [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party: What is regressive taxation?
September 21st, 2009 · 31 Comments
Posted at PeaceAndFreedom.org:
Regressive taxes are those which hurt poor people more than they do the rich. Flat taxes, which charge the same percent, are the most regressive.
Income tax in the United States is “graduated.” People who earn less money pay a lower percentage on that amount. As you earn more, you pay a higher percent [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party: For United Labor Action Against Union Busting in California
September 13th, 2009 · 9 Comments
Posted at PeaceAndFreedom.org:
The Peace and Freedom Party protests the continuing attacks on public workers, and on the vital services they provide to Californians. We oppose all wage cuts, furloughs, and costly privatization schemes. We urge all public workers to unite against the attacks, and all private-sector workers to unite with them in defense of the [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party: An open letter to Van Jones
September 10th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Posted at PeaceAndFreedom.org:
Brother Van Jones,
It is clear to the Peace and Freedom Party that Glen Beck and other right-wing baiters have waged an unfair campaign to discredit you, and they based the campaign on misrepresentations of your past support of working people and working-class issues. Many of our members are outraged and have rushed to [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party: What is socialism?
September 8th, 2009 · 9 Comments
Posted at peaceandfreedom.org/ by Jim Smith:
[Presentation to the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) Convention Workshop on Building the Progressive Majority and the 2010 Elections, July 25, 2009]
What do Socialist do? This is a relatively simple question, and one whose answer can be ascertained from the practice of socialists around the world.
While [...]
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The Open Progressive Party of Minnesota fields its first candidate
September 7th, 2009 · 14 Comments
The Open Progressive Party of Minnesota is running a city council candidate in Minneapolis – and he just happens to be Michael Cavlan, a frequent commenter at IPR. According to Cavlan, he is qualified for the ballot and the party is in the first stages of associating with a national organization.
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Peace and Freedom Party: ‘New National Challenge to Democrats and Republicans’
September 6th, 2009 · 34 Comments
Posted at peaceandfreedom.org:
Announcing its intention to challenge the Democrats and Republicans in 2010, a national organizing effort to build a new electoral party of the left has announced its interim leadership and basic unity statement. Debra Reiger of Sacramento, who also serves as North State Organizer of the Peace and Freedom Party, is the [...]
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Three alternative party candidates on California U.S. House primary ballot
August 27th, 2009 · 14 Comments
The AP runs a primer on the California 10th District U.S. House special election primary on September 1. While most of the piece is devoted to the major party candidates, the AP does note that “other contenders come from the Green, American Independent and Peace and Freedom parties.” Those candidates, not mentioned by [...]
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Peace and Freedom Party seeks California same-sex marriage referendum in 2010
August 19th, 2009 · 17 Comments
Stewart Alexander, the 2008 Socialist Party USA vice presidential nominee and an activist in California’s Peace and Freedom Party, writes at Bay Area Indymedia that the “leadership within the Peace and Freedom Party wants a measure to support same-sex marriage on the ballot in 2010.” He writes, “There is a strategic and political risk [...]
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