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Posts published in January 2015

Illinois Greens Endorse Local Candidates for 2015

By Jed Ziggler on January 13, 2015 11:00 AM

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch has compiled this list of 2015 candidates endorsed by the Illinois Green Party and the Green Party of Chicago:

Alberto Bocanegra for Chicago City Council, 15th Ward
Rita Maniotis for Morton High School District 201 Board, Cook County
Matthew Walsh for Plainfield CSD 202 Board, Will County
Steve Alesch for Warrenville Park District, DuPage County (incumbent)
Nicholas Strauch for Palatine Park District, Cook County
David Black for Rock Valley College Board, Winnebago and Boone Counties
Scott Summers for McHenry County College Board, McHenry County

Candidates for alderman:

12th Ward – Pete DeMay
15th Ward – Alberto Bocanegra
25th Ward – Jorge Mujica
29th Ward – Zerlina Smith
33rd Ward – Tim Meegan…

Steven J. Uccio: The case for moderate Libertarianism

By Andy Craig on January 12, 2015 10:31 PM

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 Steven J. Uccio was a Libertarian candidate for Mercer County Freeholder in 2014.
In this article, he addresses some of the perceptual problems facing libertarianism, and how he thinks Libertarians should address them.…

Libertarian Party: Lawmakers and Silk Road investigators, prosecutors are the real perps

By IPR Contributor on January 12, 2015 10:04 PM


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Nicholas J. Sarwark, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, released the following statement today:

The Libertarian Party calls for dismissal of the unfounded criminal charges against alleged Silk Road founder and operator Ross Ulbricht, whose trial is set to begin tomorrow, and for the resignation of the New York prosecutors who trumped up charges against an innocent man.…