Four years ago I voted for the Lesser Evil and hoped the Change the candidate promised would better the lives of thousands of homeless people, grant citizenship to undocumented workers, end gender inequities, and extend federal legal protection to same-sex couples. Instead, what these years gave us was a punch on the nose. The president… Read more »
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Freedom Socialist Party presidential campaign: Durham & López out and about
As you will see from the reports below, the times are alive with unionists and other activists busy discussing ideas, strategizing, organizing — and defying police intimidation. The Freedom Socialist Party 2012 presidential campaign is, of course, in the thick of things. You can read more about the campaign at VoteSocialism.com. But it’s worth noting… Read more »
Battle for the nomination: FSP among contenders for Peace and Freedom Party nod
The Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) campaign of Stephen Durham for president and Christina López for vice president is a sharp contrast to the tradition of buying the White House with truckloads of money. New Yorker Durham and Seattleite López speak from the heart and stand for opening the borders, nationalizing banks under workers’ control, and… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the Editor — October 2012
PRISONER BACKS FSP And there’s lots more support behind bars Revolutionary greetings. I believe there needs to be a third party system. For decades this capitalist machine has bogged down and drowned out the real voices of the masses. As a political prisoner, I support candidates Stephen Durham for president and Christina López as vice… Read more »
No war against Iran — lift the embargo: a statement by the presidential ticket of Stephen Durham and Christina López of the Freedom Socialist Party
On July 1, following the lead of the United States, the European Union tightened its oil embargo against Iran. This is the latest step in a campaign to paint Iran as a nuclear menace — as a country that violates the rules regarding the production of enriched uranium, used to develop both nuclear weapons and… Read more »
The most effective vote is a protest vote —
Barack Obama spent $730 million to claim the White House in 2008, and it’s projected that this year’s winner will spend more than a billion. As it turns out, however, it only takes about $40,000 to run an energetic, inspiring, effective presidential write-in campaign to protest this rigged electoral system and give people the chance… Read more »
Two conventions, two scripts, one charade for voters
The Republican and Democrat conventions were glitzy ad campaigns to lure voters in November. To that end, the rhetoric of both claimed huge divides between them. But in the real world, most of their differences are cosmetic or matters of degree, not essence. Take the Republicans — please! The GOP convention’s oft-chanted slogan was, “We… Read more »
Electoral roulette: The 1 percent can’t lose
While Mitt Romney and Barack Obama joust for the White House, the U.S. economy limps along, teetering between “recovery” and another downturn. With competition for global markets and resources at a white heat, CEOs are watching the 2012 election impatiently. As Fortune magazine’s Sept. 3 cover blared, “Hey, Washington: Enough already!” The authors say neither… Read more »
The $6 billion election that settled nothing
On election night on Nov. 6, as returns showed Barack Obama winning, victory honks sounded in cities around the U.S. Compared to 2008, however, the mood still seemed somber, and the hope mostly absent. The president’s new theme, “forward,” raised more questions than answers: where’s the country going, and who’s leading? Pundits were clear that… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the editor December 2012
ELECTION 2012 Great candidates It was so good to vote for two people I know for president and vice president, Stephen and Christina. To vote for socialists. To vote for community activists. To vote for a gay man and a long time union activist and community organizer. To vote for a woman of color. To… Read more »
