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Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!
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The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
Green Party candidate Bill Talen, aka the Reverend Billy, has long focused on the principles we hold dear at The L Magazine: • The importance of public space in the face of an increasingly corporatized approach to urbanism that favors the developer over the individual. • The need for strong local economies generated from within […]
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Community leader and performance artist Billy Talen, aka “Reverend Billy”, is running for mayor on the Green Party ticket. He discusses how to address development issues – one of his key platforms – and the rest of his vision for NYC.
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from Ballot Access News September 25th, 2009 New York state held primaries for partisan local office on September 15, in preparation for the November 3, 2009 general election. Write-in votes in the September primary are being tallied. In Putnam County, four write-in candidates seeking the Independence Party nomination for various local offices defeated their opponents, […]
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Neighborhood rally by Talen “This is the church of Jane Jacobs tonight, amen and hallelujah!” These were the words of the Rev. Billy Talen, a 2008 Green Party mayoral candidate, who hosted an event at the Judson Memorial Church last night. The event honored the legacy of Jane Jacobs, an activist who criticized American urban […]
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Thinking About The G20 Meeting In Pittsburgh The nation-states act like adolescents. Every diplomatic vowel that comes from an open mouth has the shout of peace in it, but the leaders can’t hear this. Are the ministers jealous of peace? Are they angry that it sustains us every day, more than any weapon or corporation? […]
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Recently, we chronicled why supposed-progressive candidate Richard Aborn’s support for the non-progressive Cy Vance Jr even though Aborn has his own supposed progressive Working Families line to run on just proves the pointlessness of fusion parties like Working Families, Now the story of the race for the seat of incumbent New York City Councilman Al […]
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from Ballot Access News Suffolk County Conservative Party Wins Lawsuit Against Raiders September 23rd, 2009 On September 18, the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, won its lawsuit to expel a mass entry into the party by members of four organizations that represent Long Island police, especially the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association. New York […]
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Thanks to Ballot Access News for the tip. (excerpt from) USA Today Like Hollywood, U.S. should update its voting system By Blair Bobier Once upon a time, Hollywood cinematographers, disenchanted with black-and-white movies, embraced color film to more faithfully represent what they saw through the lenses of their cameras. Now Hollywood has taken an equally […]
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Several state Green Parties are working to win ballot access and you can help! You can help take the next step to getting Green Party candidates on the ballot in all 50 states in 2012 today. We currently need your help in: Illinois. The Illinois Green Party must collect 5,000 signatures for its 2010 candidates […]
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The Record Opinion: (Troyrecord.com) Ideally, minor parties are there to give people another road to take if they don’t like the major party platform. But, the way the system is set up now, a candidate running on a third party alone, unless you are a billionaire like Tom Golisano or a TV star like Grandpa […]
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OK, so an acquaintance in the death penalty abolition movement asked me to take a look at Richard Aborn, who was running for Manhattan DA. Aborn already had the Working Families line. Working Families represents itself as the progressive party in NY, and Aborn was being represented as the progressive candidate for Manhattan DA. Aborn […]
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(excerpt from) The Democrat Herald New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg. With 62 percent of precincts reporting, Thompson had about 69 percent of the vote. City Councilman Tony Avella of Queens had 22 percent… Primary for Public […]
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First, I extend my apologies to Credo on this one. I have been hard on them in the past for supporting the public option instead of single-payer, but they are right this time. The apartheid-like section of the old Fair Elections Act has been removed. The Old Act had required 3rd party and independent candidates […]
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