Dear Friend, These are the days of “alternative facts” and nasty tweets as public policy, with the hard right in the catbird seat. They are also the days of tens… Read more »
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Freedom Socialist Party Recommendations for the June 7, 2016 California State & San Francisco Primary Election
Voters’ disgust with declining living standards and ineffectual government has led two outside-the-Beltway candidates to prominence.
Primary season: an exercise in un-democracy
With the final Super Tuesday coming up on March 15, it’s a good time to take a look at the process of selecting the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. The… Read more »
Trump’s rise: a reaction long in the making
The anger, xenophobia, and polarization so sharply on view throughout this startling election season didn’t come about overnight. It’s not even a phenomenon produced just since the Great Recession began,… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party recommendations for the November 3, 2015 Washington State General Election
It’s time to sift through the junk mail, pull out that ballot, and make your voice heard. This election offers the opportunity, depending on where you live, to re-elect a… Read more »
Recommendations for the November 3, 2015 San Francisco Municipal Election
October 14, 2015 Dear Friends: San Francisco’s November 3 general election offers voters the usual mixed bag of ballot measures and candidates for various offices. We are disappointed to have… Read more »
Bernie Sanders’ Bid for President: What Would Eugene Debs Think?
It’s clear why fed-up voters are attracted to Bernie Sanders. He rails against the billionaires and calls for a U.S. political revolution. Who doesn’t want to end the rule of… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party recommendations for the August 4, 2015 Washington State Primary Election
This year Seattle City Council candidates will be voted on by district with two at-large members. While there are an unprecedented number of candidates, only one Seattle City Council candidate,… Read more »
Durham – López Presidential Campaign battles voter suppression, and comes out winners!
Battling storms, voter intimidation and long lines in some places, most supporters of the Freedom Socialist 2012 Presidential Campaign persevered and managed to write in Durham and López on November… Read more »
Durham-López campaign statement: Provide immediate relief for Sandy’s poorest victims and fund a real recovery
A disaster like Superstorm Sandy shows capitalism in its true colors. In the midst of chaos and suffering, the stock market in New York City managed a swift reopening after… Read more »