Independent Political Report

So tell me: is it 1984 yet? by Don Kissick

By on September 8, 2011 12:31 AM

Excerpted from Don Kissick’s essay posted by Mark Hinkle at LP.org:

Someone answer this for me: how do you not see the parallels in today’s political theater with the more startling component’s of George Orwell’s “1984”?…

LP Monday Message: 9/11

By on September 8, 2011 12:26 AM

Staff at LP.org:

Dear Friend of Liberty,

I hope you’ve had a nice summer and are enjoying a relaxing Labor Day.

The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy will be next Sunday.…

Green for Greens: Mark Miller for MA State Representative

By on September 8, 2011 12:21 AM

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:

In the western Massachusetts city of Pittsfield, an exciting campaign is unfolding that should capture the attention of Greens across the United States.…

Libertarian Brendan Kelly gets 17% in New Hampshire

By Ryan Brennan on September 7, 2011 10:16 PM

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

In the September 6 special election to fill a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Libertarian candidate Brendan Kelly received 17.3% of the vote.…

Root: Obama’s Two Words to Fix the Economy: “I Resign”

By Bruce Cohen on September 7, 2011 3:37 PM

President Obama has the most important speech of his Presidency on Thursday. A speech built around creating jobs and economic recovery. You want an economic recovery?…

Michael Cavlan, candidate and IPR commenter, gets third party opinion piece published

By Kimberly Wilder on September 7, 2011 7:30 AM

Published at Southside Pride:

Time for an alternative to business as usual?
by Michael Cavlan

The swing to the far right initiated and pushed by the extreme Republicans and quickly followed by the Democrats is the political reality we face today.…

Green Party blasts Obama & GOP capitulation to corporate lobbyists on Tar Sands & axing EPA smog regs

By Kimberly Wilder on September 7, 2011 7:17 AM

Original press release and interesting discussion at Firedoglake: here.
As posted by Green Party member Ian Wilder at onthewilderside, below:

Green Party promotes Green New Deal: real action to curb global warming and end oil addiction, create new jobs in energy conservation, alternate energy development, and public transportation

Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama’s recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment.…

Mark Hinkle Emails the LNC re: the Jud Com Ruling About Oregon

By Jill Pyeatt on September 6, 2011 11:17 PM

This correspondence was sent out yesterday regarding the recent developments in the LP Oregon. For background, read here, here, and here. There are actually a few more articles about it on this site, if the reader chooses to search “lp Oregon”.…

Lee Wrights: Ten years of fear is enough

By Brian Irving on September 6, 2011 11:05 PM

“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear, kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency.

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