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 [...]
Alexander calls for common US-Mexico currency and basic income
August 10th, 2008 · 53 Comments
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SPUSA statement on Iran
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
A recently released statement published on the Socialist Party USA’s homepage discusses the party’s official position with regards to the potential outbreak of war in Iran:
A military attack on Iran is a real possibility. George Bush, in the waning days of his Administration, may launch an attack on Iran, or Israel, with the US blessing, [...]
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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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Ann Arbor Socialist is Michigan’s first ballot-qualified Green this year
July 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments
From a press release issued by his campaign comes news that Socialist Party of Michigan chairman Matt Erard has received the nomination of the Green Party of Michigan for the 53rd State House district. Upon filing his paperwork, Erard became the first MI Green on the ballot this cycle:
Erard, who currently serves as the [...]
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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.
In [...]
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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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Socialist Party USA to hold Ann Arbor organizing conference
July 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Michigan’s Ann Arbor Press reports that the Socialist Party USA will hold an organizing conference in Ann Arbor starting Friday. Presidential candidate Brian Moore “will conduct one of the workshops planned for the three-day event.”
The conference will include “more than 15 workshops on subjects like ‘Rescuing Lenin from Leninists,’ ‘Marxism 101′ and ‘How open [...]
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Alexander gets behind Schwarzenegger on offshore drilling
July 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Stewart Alexander, SPUSA vice-presidential nominee and Peace and Freedom Party VP hopeful, has come out strongly in support of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cool attitude towards John McCain’s offshore drilling plan. In an article released today, Alexander writes:
Speaking at a political meeting in Miami, Florida, the Reuters News Service, US reported Governor Schwarzenegger as [...]
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Socialist Moore interviewed by Hartford radio show
June 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Socialist Party USA candidate for president, Brian Moore, was recently interviewed by Colin McEnroe on the Afternoon with Colin McEnroe Show, which airs on WTIC 1080 in Hartford, Connecticut. A YouTube of the interview is included below.
Moore opened the interview by laughing at the notion that Barack Obama is a socialist. Moore defines socialism by [...]
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