June 2, 2026
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The Communist Party USA has recently completed an energy efficient renovation of their national headquarters in Chelsea, Manhattan. The Orlando Sentinel reports:
The Reds went “green” for their $1 million overhaul, including various environmentally conscious features in the design.
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There has been wild speculation, especially in the last couple of days, that either Dean Barkley or Jesse Ventura will run for Senate in Minnesota against Norm Coleman-(R) and Al Franken-(D).…
As we’re fast approaching the kick-off the Libertarian convention in Denver, I decided to take a final look around at the candidates and their websites. Many are now linking to their respective Facebook and MySpace profiles, so I decided to click through to each of those and count up who has the most friends.…
Bob Barr recently distributed this e-mail to supporters:
Dear Friend:
I’m in Denver, it’s late, and I am just re-reading Russ Verney’s memo sent to you the day before yesterday.…
Chuck Baldwin has taken it upon himself to make a few comments on the coming Memorial Day. It is believed by many Constitution Party members that the addition of Darrell Castle, a veteran of the vietnam war, will lead to significant outreach amongst veterans.…
James Leroy Wilson of Downsize DC thinks he knows what it is. From Wilson’s personal blog, Independent Country:
The Libertarian Party’s problem is that it focuses most where voters focus least: ideology and economics.
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Third Party Watch founder Austin Cassidy has agreed to join Independent Political Report as Publisher and Managing Partner. Says Mr. Cassidy:
I started Third Party Watch because I thought there was a need for a largely objective news source that covered the so called “periphery” of American politics.
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The former fundraising director of the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign Committee, Jonathan Bydlak, says that Richard Viguerie sought to sell his services to Paul in exchange for a “huge cut” of Paul’s prodigious campaign cash.…
The Libertarian National Convention kicks off tomorrow in Denver, and by the end of the day Sunday, the LP will have its nominee. LewRockwell.com columnist James Ostrowski hopes that nominee will be Ron Paul.…