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Posts published in December 2013

Another Young Green Elected to Napa Valley College Board of Trustees

For the second straight term, the Napa Valley College Board of Trustees will have a Green Student Trustee. Twenty-five year-old Alex Shantz was elected in a December 3-4 special election with 55.3% of the vote, replacing outgoing Green Student Trustee Ruscal Cayangyang, who resigned to focus on his studies after transferring to UC Berkeley.…

Constitution Party of Alabama Calls Foul in HD 31 Ballot Count

By Brandon Moseley

Alabama House of Representatives District 31 candidate, Jeshua Screws, whose petition for ballot access was disqualified by the Alabama Secretary of State office, went on Facebook and blamed corruption for the rejection of his Constitution Party candidacy for the HD 31 special election in Coosa and Elmore Counties.…

Lee Wrights: What is Fair?

In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Sally asks Charlie Brown to write a letter to Santa Claus for her. She dictates, “I have been extra good this year, so I have a long list of presents that I want … send as many as possible.…

Libertarians File to Run for Office in Texas

The deadline to file to run for office in Texas has passed, and Libertarians have filed for all statewide, U.S. House, and State Senate races.

Of note: for U.S.…

Eugene Puryear: Nelson Mandela, Hero of Anti-Colonial Struggle Dies

Eugene Puryear was the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s 2008 vice presidential candidate.

Nelson Mandela, longtime leader of the African National Congress, and first Black president of South Africa, died quietly in his home December 5, after a long battle with illness.…

Ohioans Elect Two Dozen City Councilors on Independent Labor Ticket


union teacher Joshua Thornsberry, shown canvassing with his young son

By Bruce Bostick

Union-dense Lorain County, Ohio, is now home to an independent labor slate of two dozen newly elected city councilors—recruited and run by the central labor council there.…