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,… Read more »
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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… 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… 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,… 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… Read more »
Socialist feminist presidential campaign: bringing race and gender issues to the fore
Let’s consider. The forest of laws keeping minor parties off U.S. ballots just keeps thickening; all the major media act like alternative candidates don’t exist; and the price tag for… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party candidates buoyed by strong response to socialist message
Stephen Durham “They ran on fear; we ran on belief in the potential of the working class” On July 14, 2012, former hotel workers’ union activist Durham visits a picket… Read more »
Freedom Socialist opinion: Class, climate, and the need for free transit
December is wet and bone-chilling in Seattle. So, imagine climbing from bed two hours early to catch three busses to work. Welcome to the reality of commuting in the wake… Read more »
A political critique of the Party for Socialism and Liberation
The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is an activist party that endorses popular struggles in the U.S. and raises the need for international socialist revolution. Their writings stress the… Read more »
Whole Foods and CEO John Mackey: Even “wholesome” capitalism is toxic
Consumers of organic and natural foods are a skeptical bunch. Yet even they can be taken in by a business that wraps itself in enough promotional fluff and little green… Read more »
