Category : The Newswire

29 Oct

Cincinnati Weekly Endorses Socialist Dan La Botz in U.S. Senate Race

by Darcy G. Richardson

The Cincinnati CityBeat, a news and entertainment weekly magazine, has endorsed longtime social justice activist Dan La Botz, the Socialist Party’s nominee, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race.  In supporting the 65-year-old former history and Latin American studies professor, the CityBeat made it clear that it was profoundly disappointed in both major-party candidates, deriding Democrat Lee [...]

05 Jun

Ten Years Ago This Week: Nader Picks Winona LaDuke as Vice-Presidential Running Mate

by Darcy G. Richardson

Ralph Nader, running on the Green Party ticket, announced ten years ago this week that Native American activist Winona LaDuke would again be his vice-presidential running mate. During the 1996 campaign, LaDuke, who is best known for her activism on American Indians’ economic and environmental issues, proposed a constitutional amendment to provide protection for certain [...]