Last Friday, Ramsey Clark, the U.S. Attorney General for the last two years of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, died at the age of 93. Clark, the son of Supreme Court justice and fellow Attorney General Tom C. Clark, became an advocate for anti-war causes after leaving office, actively opposing U.S.… Read more ...
Dr. Don Grundmann, chairman of the Constitution Party of California, sent the following “Contract with California” to IPR, opening with a statement about its contents:
Dear Citizen :
The Constitution Party of California presents the following ideas as a ” Contract with California ” – an analysis of current issues of vital importance to our state and a blueprint for eventually restoring the prosperity and happiness of our citizens.
Robert Milnes, a respected longtime progressive activist, strategist, victim of the surveillance state, potential inspiration for a Simpson’s character, and highly visible candidate for the Libertarian, Green, and Boston Tea parties, recently published the following article on his cutting edge website The PLAS Place:
In 2005 my friend—with a very high I.Q.—got… Read more ...
The Alliance Party sent out the following newsletter yesterday updating email subscribers on the latest party news for this month:
State of the Party
The Alliance Party has been proud this February to celebrate Black History Month, and doing so without losing sight of the fact that the necessity of celebrating the achievements of an entire race of people in one month every year diminishes the significance of their contributions and allows the greater truth to remain unseen.… Read more ...
Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who was a member of the Green Party before 2004, was one of seven Senate Democrats (and one Independent) who voted with all 50 Republicans today to kill debate on consideration of an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The motion was to amend the Coronavirus Relief package, which is currently before the Senate. … Read more ...
Despite reports he was considering creating a third political party (the Patriot Party), former President Donald Trump declared today during his CPAC speech in Orlando that he will remain a Republican and continue to be a leader for the party. He hinted he may run again for president in 2024. Trump won CPAC’s 2024 presidential preference straw poll with 55 percent support and received an approval rating of 97 percent among attendees, up from 95 percent last year.… Read more ...
The Alliance Party sent out the following newsletter yesterday updating email subscribers on the latest party news for this month:
State of the Party
One of the traditions in our household at the new year, is to have every family member pick a one-word theme that will serve as a focal point and rallying cry for them, and that will be used as a reminder and as reinforcement of our individual and collective commitment to helping one another achieve our objectives for personal growth.… Read more ...
Former Congressman Ron Paul was the 1988 presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. His two runs for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012 brought notice to the libertarian movement. He published the following editorial today on the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity site:
The Department of Homeland Security issued on Wednesday a nationwide terror alert lasting until April 30.… Read more ...
Author and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, the 1996 and 2000 Green Party presidential nominee, 2004 Independent presidential candidate and Reform Party presidential nominee, and 2008 Independent presidential candidate and Peace and Freedom Party presidential nominee, published the following editorial yesterday on his website Nader.org.
Today the New York Times rediscovered its previous auto safety news beat that blossomed in the 1960s after my book, Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) caused an uproar in Detroit.… Read more ...
Wikipedia turned 20 today and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) marked the occasion with an interview of one of Wikipedia’s longtime administrators, the current chairman of the American Solidarity Party and longtime friend of IPR, Dr. Skylar Covich.
According to AFB, Covich, who was born blind, has edited Wikipedia since 2003 when he was still in high school.… Read more ...
Arvin Vohra, former Vice-chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and a 2020 presidential candidate, wrote the following open letter to the Libertarian National Committee concerning social media censorship:
Recently, you spoke out against the violence at the Capitol. As a believer in nonviolence, and someone who lives just a few minutes away, I appreciated that you spoke out.… Read more ...
L. Neil Smith, acclaimed science fiction novelist, Libertarian writer, and the Libertarian Party of Arizona’s 2000 presidential nominee, posted the following statement on Facebook Sunday. He personally gave IPR permission to re-post.
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Please bear with me here, I’m going to write of things I know practically nothing about.… Read more ...