Articles by: Darcy G. Richardson

‘It’s Still the Economy, Stupid’ — Ex-Socialist Candidate Endorses Roseanne Barr’s White House Bid

‘It’s Still the Economy, Stupid’ — Ex-Socialist Candidate Endorses Roseanne Barr’s White House Bid

Former presidential candidate and longtime political activist Brian P. Moore has endorsed comedienne Roseanne Barr for President. Moore, who is serving as one of Barr’s 29 presidential electors in Florida, was the Socialist Party USA’s presidential candidate in 2008. The 69-year-old Moore, who once studied […]

by · October 25, 2012 · 5 comments ·
‘Don’t Write Her Off, Write Her In!’ — Roseanne Barr Launches National Write-In Effort

‘Don’t Write Her Off, Write Her In!’ — Roseanne Barr Launches National Write-In Effort

If you’re interested in peace and freedom, you may feel like you’re out of luck — “major party” presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney don’t seem to want your vote very much. Fortunately, you DO have a presidential ticket to vote for — Peace […]

by · October 10, 2012 · 5 comments ·
The Impossible Dreamer: Featherman Challenges Entrenched Democrat in Philly Congressional Race

The Impossible Dreamer: Featherman Challenges Entrenched Democrat in Philly Congressional Race

John Featherman, a former Libertarian who lost a heartbreaking race against his party’s handpicked candidate for mayor of Philadelphia last year — falling short by a scant 64 votes out of nearly 17,000 votes cast in the Republican primary — is back on the campaign trail and […]

by · October 8, 2012 · 3 comments ·
Peace & Freedom Party’s Roseanne Barr Running Cable Television Ads in California

Peace & Freedom Party’s Roseanne Barr Running Cable Television Ads in California

Comedienne-turned-presidential candidate Roseanne Barr has purchased television ads in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Media tracking sources told ABC News that the former television sitcom star is spending $4,900 on cable television ads that will air from October 9 through October 16. The ads will […]

by · October 6, 2012 · 4 comments ·
Time Capsule: Progressive Party Candidate Challenges Eisenhower and Stevenson to Televised Debate on Korea

Time Capsule: Progressive Party Candidate Challenges Eisenhower and Stevenson to Televised Debate on Korea

Crusading labor lawyer Vincent Hallinan, the Progressive Party candidate for president, challenged GOP presidential standard-bearer Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson to a public television debate on the war in Korea on this day in 1952. Speaking at a rally in Brooklyn, the Progressive Party nominee […]

by · October 5, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Time Capsule: American Party Candidate Calls Jimmy Carter ‘A Wild Man’

Time Capsule: American Party Candidate Calls Jimmy Carter ‘A Wild Man’

The American Party’s Thomas J. Anderson called Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter “a wild man and phony” on this day in 1976. Speaking at a news conference in Merrillville, Indiana, the 64-year-old Anderson — a longtime member of the John Birch Society and one of nearly […]

by · October 1, 2012 · 6 comments ·
Time Capsule: SWP’s Farrell Dobbs Predicts Dewey Victory in ’48

Time Capsule: SWP’s Farrell Dobbs Predicts Dewey Victory in ’48

Farrell Dobbs, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for President, predicted that Republican Thomas E. Dewey would capture the White House on this day in 1948.  Dewey was leading President Truman by double digits in most public opinion polls at the time. Speaking at a press […]

by · September 30, 2012 · 2 comments ·
Time Capsule: People’s Party Candidate Promises ‘A Socialism that Fits America’

Time Capsule: People’s Party Candidate Promises ‘A Socialism that Fits America’

With a clenched fist and a fiery denunciation of all forms of discrimination, civil rights activist Margaret Wright of the Watts section of Los Angeles accepted the presidential nomination of the tiny People’s Party during this week in 1976.  Famed pediatrician and best-selling author Benjamin Spock, […]

by · September 8, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Time Capsule: Harry Browne Skewers Ross Perot

Time Capsule: Harry Browne Skewers Ross Perot

The late Harry Browne, waging the first of two consecutive campaigns as the Libertarian Party’s nominee for the presidency, criticized Texas billionaire Ross Perot as “a political welfare queen” on this day in 1996. Browne, who qualified for federal matching funds during both of his […]

by · September 7, 2012 · 4 comments ·
Time Capsule: Promising a ‘Hard War but a Happy Peace,’ Clare Boothe Luce Declares for Congress

Time Capsule: Promising a ‘Hard War but a Happy Peace,’ Clare Boothe Luce Declares for Congress

In one of the most fascinating congressional races in the country that autumn, wealthy playwright Clare Boothe Luce, the glamorous wife of TIME, Life and Fortune founder and publisher Henry R. Luce, announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House from Connecticut’s […]

by · September 3, 2012 · 0 comments ·