Archive for October, 2011

Rumor: Cindy Sheehan to Accept Socialist Party Vice-Presidential Nomination

Rumor: Cindy Sheehan to Accept Socialist Party Vice-Presidential Nomination

Some of our sources close to the Socialist Party USA’s ongoing national convention in Los Angeles are telling Uncovered Politics that Cindy Sheenhan has either announced her intention to seek the SP-USA’s vice-presidential nomination, or has agreed to accept the nomination if it is offered […]

by · October 15, 2011 · 2 comments ·
Libertarian Coleman Launches 30-Second TV Commercial

Libertarian Coleman Launches 30-Second TV Commercial

Indianapolis city councilman Ed Coleman, a Libertarian, is putting the $50,000 he got from the Libertarian National Committee into action, launching a new 30-second television commercial. The ad asks voters to re-elect Coleman to the council, but he’s only “kind of” running for re-election. Coleman […]

by · October 14, 2011 · 5 comments ·
Socialist Party Convention Meets to Nominate Presidential Ticket

Socialist Party Convention Meets to Nominate Presidential Ticket

The Socialist Party USA is meeting this weekend at the Los Angeles International Airport Holiday Inn. Delegates from around the country will be gathering to review the party’s platform and choose candidates for President and Vice-President for the 2012 election. The two leading contenders for […]

by · October 14, 2011 · 1 comment ·
Bob Barr: Why Wall Street Occupation Will Be Forgotten

Bob Barr: Why Wall Street Occupation Will Be Forgotten

Former Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr wrote an opinion piece for The Daily Caller that slams the current Occupy Wall Street movement as nothing more than a shallow echo of the anti-war and anti-establishment protests of the 1960’s and 1970’s. The gist of Barr’s take on […]

by · October 14, 2011 · 2 comments ·
Bill Still to Seek Libertarian Party’s Presidential Nomination

Bill Still to Seek Libertarian Party’s Presidential Nomination

Award-winning documentary film director Bill Still announced yesterday that he intends to seek the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination in 2012.  Appearing on Salt Lake City’s KTKK radio, the longtime fiat-money champion said that his candidacy will focus “like a laser beam on the monetary reform […]

by · October 13, 2011 · 2 comments ·
Anonymous: Occupy Wall Street Should Form a Political Party

Anonymous: Occupy Wall Street Should Form a Political Party

Anonymous, the mostly online group that supports civil disobedience and causes mayhem with their frequent denial of service attacks of various government and corporate websites, now appears to be calling for the creation of a new political party. Anonymous has been in the news lately […]

by · October 13, 2011 · 0 comments ·
Working Families Party: Why Does Pez Get Sweet Treatment?

Working Families Party: Why Does Pez Get Sweet Treatment?

The Connecticut Working Families Party isn’t so happy with Pez Candy Inc.   Activists from the minor party are currently picketing an Orange, Connecticut factory that produces the little sugary candies.  They are urging the state to dispense with a program of granting below-market rate loans to […]

by · October 12, 2011 · 0 comments ·
Fusion’s Greatest Triumph: Major Parties Play Minor Role in 1933 NYC Mayoralty Campaign

Fusion’s Greatest Triumph: Major Parties Play Minor Role in 1933 NYC Mayoralty Campaign

At the height of the Great Depression, New York City experienced one of the most fascinating mayoral elections in American history, a campaign dominated by two distinct new party movements. The 1933 mayoral race pitted Fiorello H. La Guardia, a fiery former progressive Republican congressman […]

by · October 8, 2011 · 1 comment ·