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Posts published in February 2011

Darryl Perry: New World Order Emerges in Egypt

By on February 1, 2011 4:38 PM

Emailed to [email protected] by Darryl W. Perry, Chair, Boston Tea Party National Committee:

Mass protests recently broke out in North Africa and the Middle East, with the protests in Tunisia & Egypt garnering more coverage than those in Jordan & Yemen.…

Vermont Progressive Party on the state budget

By on February 1, 2011 3:31 PM

Vermont Progressive Party:

This past week Gov. Shumlin delivered his first budget recommendation. Since he has summarily dismissed the idea of looking at increasing taxes (even as the wealthiest 5% of Vermonters will enjoy $190 million savings thanks to the extension of the Bush tax cuts), cuts were inevitable.…

Socialist Party USA: Statement on Tunisia

By on February 1, 2011 3:27 PM

by the Socialist Party USA International Commission- January 31, 2011

Tunisia has become the latest hot spot in a global wave of popular rebellion against failed economic policies, corruption, and despotism.…

Peace and Freedom Party: Reject Jerry Brown’s Budget Plan!

By on February 1, 2011 3:16 PM

The following statement was adopted by the State Executive Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party on January 30, 2011.

The Peace and Freedom Party rejects the 2011 budget plan presented by Governor Jerry Brown.…

Ralph Nader: The Great Fannie and Freddie Rip-Off

By on February 1, 2011 3:08 PM

By Ralph Nader at Nader.org; also published in the Wall Street Journal:

I have long fought against the systemic disempowerment of investors in large public corporations, but the mistreatment of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders, including me, is uniquely reprehensible.…