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Posts published in January 2015

Kshama Sawant: A Historic Year in Review

By Jed Ziggler on January 23, 2015 10:12 AM

Press release from the Sawant campaign:

My sisters and brothers,

This week marks the passage of one year since the first socialist took office in Seattle in over a century.…

Seven parties to participate participate in UK debates

By Andy Craig on January 23, 2015 4:34 AM

In the UK a controversy over which parties to include in the televised debates seems to have been resolved in an unexpected manner. Instead of four or five parties (as the dispute originally hinged on the participation of the Greens), the BBC and ITV have announced that they will extend invitations to seven parties to participate.…

Oklahoma Bill to Ease Ballot Access

By Jed Ziggler on January 22, 2015 10:51 AM

From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:

Oklahoma State Senator David Holt (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced SB 318. It lowers the number of signatures needed for a newly-qualifying party to get on the ballot, and also lowers the number of signatures for an independent presidential candidate, or the presidential nominee of an unqualified party, to get on the ballot.…