Convening in a gilded ballroom in Chicago’s famous Hotel La Salle, more than 400 cheering delegates from thirty-two states enthusiastically nominated nationally-recognized economist Roger W. Babson of Massachusetts for the presidency in 1940.…
Posts published in March 2022
News & Notes: Walker Banks Big Labor Cash, Jason Pye on Creating Viable Third Parties
WALKER/DRYGAS BANKS LABOR CASH: The Independent gubernatorial ticket of former Governor Bill Walker and his running mate Heidi Drygas show nearly $65,000 in contributions from labor political action committees (PAC).…
Joel Schlosberg: Inflation Whips Labor
Jacobin‘s Seth Ackerman tells us that “Higher Inflation Doesn’t Reduce Real Wages” (February 22) since it “can only be sustained over time if the demand for labor is strong enough, relative to the supply, to force employers to continually bid up wages.”…
Former Radio Host Launches Forward Party Gubernatorial Run in Minnesota
Former WCCO Radio host Cory Hepola is launching a run for governor of Minnesota with the Forward Party label. Minnesota’s Forward Party is the first state affiliate of Andrew Yang’s nascent effort to launch a national political party.…
WATCH: The Green Party’s Response to President Biden’s State of the Union
The Green Party’s official response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, delivered by U.S. Senate candidate Matthew Hoh of North Carolina:
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WATCH: The Libertarian Party’s Response to President Biden’s State of the Union Speech
The Libertarian Party’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, delivered by LNC Chair Whitney Bilyeu:
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