February 2009 Archives

Local party chapters have local flavors

By paulie on February 11, 2009 6:14 PM

Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. For IPR purposes, the discussion can apply to other alternative parties as well.…

Polidoc Productions: Breaking through the Black Ceiling

By paulie on February 11, 2009 5:40 PM

Emailed to [email protected] by Babette Hogan. Posted to IPR by Paulie. Originally published at polidoc by Babette Hogan.

This year, we have seen at least two unlikely political newcomers attempt to enter their respective Black Caucuses.…

George Phillies: ‘We have a bright future, if only we take advantage of it’

By paulie on February 11, 2009 5:26 PM

Emailed by George Phillies. Posted to IPR by Paulie.

Our Democratic and Republican opponents are well on the way to committing political suicide, and we should cheer them along.…

Green Pages roundup, Winter 2009

By Ross Levin on February 10, 2009 11:09 PM

In light of the recent digitization of the Green Party’s “national newspaper” the Green Pages, here is a roundup of some of the most notable* pieces in the Winter 2009 issue:

In the Features section, The Fight for Self-Government in Topsham, John Rensenbrink looks back at a campaign he participated in in his town of Topsham, Maine.

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Libertarian Party blog on ‘stimulus’: $9.7 trillion and rising, federal control of doctor decisions, and history of failure

By paulie on February 10, 2009 7:16 PM

Note from Paulie: some people have complained about the reposting of Libertarian Party blog posts knocking other reporting off the front page. This has become more of an issue as the pace at LP.org…

Green Party’s Green Pages now online

By paulie on February 10, 2009 6:29 PM

Posted at Green Party Watch by Ronald Hardy. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.

The GPUS Newspaper Green Pages has moved to the GP Server and articles from the Winter issue are now online.…

Eric Sundwall formally announces for CD-20 in New York

By Trent Hill on February 10, 2009 3:21 PM

Eric Sundwall, the chairman of the New York Libertarian Party, has formally announced his intention to run in the special election to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in CD-20.…

Socialist Webzine: Socialists confront the economic crisis

By paulie on February 10, 2009 5:08 AM

Posted at The Socialist Webzine. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.

Statement of the SP-USA National Committee

The current financial crisis is not just a temporary setback, nor is it caused primarily by the lack of regulation in the financial sector.…

Doug Stanhope interviewed by Iranian Press TV

By paulie on February 10, 2009 4:31 AM

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=82054&sectionid=3510302

By Luke Manzarpour, Press TV, Tehran
Comic and writer Doug Stanhope’s ‘not for everyone’ take on contemporary America has been a voice of manic reason amid drab observations and mechanical feel-good entertainment -– an anomaly in the culture industry conveyer belt of distraction –- for nearly twenty years.

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Posts published in February 2009