The Libertarian Party is running a survey at www.lp.org/platformsurvey, asking members whether they support or oppose the 24 Platform Committee recommendations adopted at the PlatCom’s December meeting. …
Posts published in “Year: 2010”
Cook County Board Presidential candidates to face off on health issues
By Ross Levin on January 10, 2010 10:11 PM
On Tuesday, candidates for Cook County Board President will be debating in a forum about the county’s health system. Included in the forum will be Green Party candidate Tom Tresser.…
Ill. candidates for governor on medical marijuana
By Ross Levin on January 10, 2010 10:08 PM
The Chicago Tribune has carried a series of pieces by the Associated Press that focus on gubernatorial candidates’ positions on important issues. They also put Green Rich Whitney’s views on the same level as those of Democrats and Republicans. …
Reverend Billy: ‘Avatar and the Commons’
By Ross Levin on January 10, 2010 10:04 PM
Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping (and the Green Party of New York City) recently published a post on his blog about the new “inverted Western” film Avatar and its “earth-based spirituality.” …
Green Party Black Caucus Protests Odious Redemptionist-era rulings being invoked by the Obama Justice Department
By Kimberly Wilder on January 10, 2010 6:05 PM
As posted by Ian Wilder at onthewilderside.com:
The BLACK CAUCUS OF THE GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES (GPBC) in a letter of protest to Attorney General, Eric Holder registered their strong objection that in this case of controversy an Assistant United States Attorney in the Department of Justice in argument before the Appellate Court has invoked odious Redemptionist-era rulings of the Supreme Court that reestablished white supremacy and overturned Reconstruction.
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Joe Kennedy at five percent in Boston Globe poll
By Ross Levin on January 10, 2010 12:19 PM
Independent libertarian Massachusetts Senate candidate Joseph L. Kennedy, of no relation to the famous political family, is at percent in a recent Boston Globe poll.…
NY and CA Greens Challenge Governors
By d.eris on January 9, 2010 2:52 PM
New York and California Greens have issued challenges to their respective governors. In New York Alison Duncan calls out Governor David Paterson:
Alison Duncan, the Green Party of New York State’s 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has rated Governor David Paterson on 25 Green Party challenges for his second year in office.
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Libertarian Party wants open health care negotiations
By on January 8, 2010 5:46 PM
WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party (LP) calls on President Obama to not break yet another campaign promise by directing Congress to have an open, televised format for all future negotiations on the health care overhaul bills under consideration in Congress.…
MA: Cahill and Loscocco Make their Opening Gambit
By d.eris on January 8, 2010 12:13 PM
The Metro-West Daily News reports on a press conference held by former Democrat and independent gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts, Tim Cahill, and his running mate, former Republican Paul Loscocco:
State Treasurer Tim Cahill formally announced yesterday that he was picking town resident and former state representative Paul Loscocco as his running mate in the upcoming governor’s race.
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