Damon Eris at Third Party Independent:
Since the Occupy Wall Street protests began in downtown Manhattan on September 17th, I have noted on a number of occasions that there is an inspiring amount of independent and third party activity and organizing taking place at the demonstrations. Members of the Green, Libertarian, Socialist and Reform parties, among others, have been involved in the movement from the very beginning, in addition to legions of Independents. … Read more ...
On one of the Village Voice’s blogs, Green Party candidate for mayor of New York City Reverend Billy Talen was interviewed. It was a lengthy interview that covered the topics of the city council, term limits, Reverend Billy breaking up a “near riot,” and more.
… Read more ...Let’s say you’re taking your program to the city council, and says Christine Quinn says we have to make some adjustments here —
Yetta Kurlander is gonna overwhelm her in the Chelsea district, Christine sold her soul to the devil and I’m sorry, she’s got to go in the desert and pray for 40 days and 40 nights.
In Friday’s New York Times, an article on page A25 profiled the Working Families Party, a party founded in 1998 that is unique to the New York region (even though it is “being built right now in Oregon, South Carolina, and Delaware”). It was subtitled “A Field Operation With a Liberal Agenda” and described the party’s strategy for achieving its goals, which is unlike anything seen in larger third parties.… Read more ...
The Boston Tea Party is having its convention, as IPR previously reported. In the interest of disclosure, two of the at-large candidates (Tom Knapp and Neil Stephenson) also write for IPR.
Here is a press release from party founder Tom Knapp sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com on behalf of the party:
… Read more ...Midway into its second biennial convention — held entirely online — America’s new libertarian political party has chosen a new slate of national officers, adopted the program of “the Ron Paul R3VOLution,” and partially completed work on amendments to its bylaws.
In the most recent issue of The New Yorker magazine, Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Michael Bloomberg, and even Chuck Baldwin get mentions. And they are all mentioned in a somewhat lamentable manner.
Nader and New York’s independent mayor Michael Bloomberg are discussed in a short article in the “Talk of the Town” section.… Read more ...
The New York Times reports that “after months of speculation about his political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to announce on Thursday morning that he will seek a third term as mayor, according to three people who have been told of his plans.”
However, a current term limit law is preventing him from doing so.Â… Read more ...