September 2009 Archives

Independent Libertarian Joe Kennedy running for Senate in Massachusetts

By Jordan Willow Evans on September 6, 2009 4:09 PM

Gold America Group has learned that political independent and National Libertarian Party member Joe Kennedy is vigorously exploring a run for U.S.…

Green Party Watch increases coverage of international Greens

By on September 6, 2009 4:01 PM

So far this month, GPW has had more than the usual share of stories about non-US Green Parties:

Greens to play “Kingmaker” in Germany?

Posted by Gregg Jocoy

According to this Spiegel article:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,645953,00.html

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Libertarian Parties of West Virginia and Pennsylvania: alternatives to the G-20 summit

By on September 6, 2009 3:38 PM

LPWV to protest G20 summit in Pittsburgh:

September 24th and 25th, the G20 will be meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. This meeting will be chaired by President Obama.

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Green Carl Romanelli challenges Democrat Bob Casey Jr to a game of hoops

By on September 6, 2009 3:29 PM

Posted at Green Party Watch by Gregg Jocoy

Carl Romanelli was charged over $80,000 for daring to run for US Senate in Pennsylvania. That cost was a result of Democrat Bob Casey Jr.’s…

Steve Kubby Reviews Wayne Root’s ‘The Conscience of a Libertarian’

By on September 6, 2009 12:20 PM

Review: The Conscience of a Libertarian
by Steve Kubby

The Libertarian Party has always struck me as analogous to the infamous Mos Eisley bar featured in Star Wars.…

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News critiques Top-Two proposal in California

By Kimberly Wilder on September 6, 2009 7:43 AM

Many people who support “top-two” are unaware that the system, in practice, results in a complete absence of minor party and independent candidates from the November ballot.…

Nader announces “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!” book tour events for Sept/Oct 2009

By Kimberly Wilder on September 6, 2009 6:53 AM

Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate who has run for US President on the Green Party line, and more recently as an independent. Nader’s new, fiction book is called, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”.…

Hawaii Independent Party Begins Petition Drive

By Jordan Willow Evans on September 5, 2009 3:36 PM

Ballot Access News reports:

The Independent Party of Hawaii is launching a drive to qualify for the ballot in 2010. The party also appeared on the Hawaii ballot in 2008, and was the vehicle for getting Ralph Nader on the ballot that year.…

Green Party Watch: Is there hope for a Green/Libertarian alliance?

By IPR Contributor on September 5, 2009 3:18 PM

Posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch:

In a lengthy article, J.E. Robertson discusses what s/he sees as a coming rift in the Republican Party between “big tent” Republicans who want the party to be a majority party and “intolerant” Republicans who want a pure party.…

Posts published in September 2009