Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts tagged as “financial crisis”

Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders currently filibustering Obama-GOP tax deal

By Ross Levin on December 10, 2010 4:50 PM

Watch it live online on  C Span’s website.

From TIME:

Beginning at 10:25 am Friday morning, the independent senator took to the Senate floor in an attempt to block President Obama’s hefty new tax bill. The bill is an extension of Bush-era tax cuts to the income of the U.S.’s

… Read more ...

Continue readingIndependent US Senator Bernie Sanders currently filibustering Obama-GOP tax deal

Irish Green Party, essential to current coalition, to quit government, forcing 2011 elections

By Ross Levin on November 24, 2010 3:06 PM

In a step that may restore the oft-doubted credibility of the Irish Green Party, due to its presence in and necessity for a coalition government which presided over the financial crisis in Ireland, the party has called for an election, which will be held in January. … Read more ...

Continue readingIrish Green Party, essential to current coalition, to quit government, forcing 2011 elections

Libertarians Call For More Finance Industry Freedom

By Bruce Cohen on April 30, 2010 10:09 AM

April 30, 2010
WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict issued the following statement today, regarding the financial regulation legislation in Congress:

“The Libertarian Party opposes the legislation currently in Congress. Instead of removing harmful regulations that reduce competition, create winners and losers, and stifle the choices of consumers and financial firms, this legislation merely adds to that heap of regulations.… Read more ...

Continue readingLibertarians Call For More Finance Industry Freedom

3rd Party activists meet in Minneapolis

By Gregg Jocoy on April 10, 2009 5:59 PM

Report sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Michael Calvan RN. No changes have been made to the text.

Last week there was a meeting of Third Party activists in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and strategize on building an effective electoral resistance to the current pro-war, corporate corrupted two party system.

… Read more ...

Continue reading3rd Party activists meet in Minneapolis