Emailed to [email protected] by Stephen Skacall:
Last year, I ran for State House as an independent. I did it because I felt that a lot of voices weren’t being heard in Oklahoma City.…
Posts published in February 2011
Pennsylvania Elected Official Switches from Democrat to Independent
By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 11:44 PM
Last month, Schuykill County’s elected Controller, Melinda Kantner, changed her registration from “Democratic” to “independent.” She will run for re-election this November as an independent candidate.…
Various Republican Party Lawsuits Against Florida Ballot-Qualified Tea Party Candidates are Dismissed
By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 11:36 PM
In 2010, a new party called the Tea Party qualified for the Florida ballot. Many of the Tea Party nominees had their ballot positions challenged in lawsuits filed by various Republicans.…
Socialist Party USA: Statement on Black History Month
By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 11:26 PM
From the Socialist Party USA People of Color Commission:
February is Black History Month. It’s a time when our public institutions, and corporations give a little extra attention to the accomplishments and contributions to the story of the Americas made by Black Americans.…
Chuck Donovan on A Real Right to Travel
By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 10:58 PM
Via Bludgeon and Skewer. Chuck Donovan ran for US Senate in Georgia in 2010 as a Libertarian Party candidate.
I have spoken many times on how government has forcibly intervened in nearly every aspect of our lives.…
Socialist WebZine: Egypt’s Long Labor History
By on February 5, 2011 10:28 PM
From the Socialist Party USA’s Socialist WebZine:
Despotism works alongside the cruelty of neoliberalism.
The Socialist WebZine is publishing this excellent essay from 2009 on the history of the labor movement in Egypt for our readers.…
Closet Libertarians in the New Hampshire Legislature?
By IPR Contributor on February 5, 2011 10:21 PM
by: AuMass (George Phillies) at Gold Mass Group
Rumors have reached our ears that perhaps three dozen of the newly elected Republicans and Democrats in the New Hampshire state legislature are closet libertarians, libertarian in all but name, including their new Speaker of the House.…
Socialist Webzine: Memphis Activists Harassed by FBI
By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 9:58 PM
A few hours prior to the event, three FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force agents visited the Center to inform them that there was going to be a demonstration.…
Michael H. Wilson: Can midwives help cure the ills of the health care system and save lives while reducing costs?
By IPR Contributor on February 5, 2011 8:43 PM
Michael H. Wilson at Evergreen Libertarian:
A 2005 report from the National Center for Health Statistics rates 29 other countries, mostly European ahead of the U.S.…