Thursday, 28 August 2008   The Oregonian

The Pacific Green Party has nominated former Sen. Walter Brown for attorney general.

Brown, a Navy veteran and former law professor, ran four times as a Socialist Party candidate for Congress against Earl Blumenauer and was the 2004 presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA. He served in the Oregon Senate as a Democrat from 1975 to 1987.

Brown is one of three minor party candidates on the ballot with Democrat John Kroger, a law professor and former federal prosecutor. (Read more)

Wednesday, 27 August 2008    The Prague Post

Foreigners wishing to work in the Czech Republic would have to apply for the green card at an embassy prior to entering the country. Under the new legislation, there would be three types available: Type A, for university graduates, would be valid for three years; Type B, for those who have a high-school diploma, would be valid for two years; Type C would be issued to “others” and would also have a two-year validity.

However, not everyone would be eligible for the card. “We want to keep absolute control over the system in case of any instability,” Nečas said. “Applicants will have to be from pre-approved countries and the list could change at a moment’s notice.” 

Pssst... you loooking for a green card?

Wednesday, 27 August 2008  Deutsche Welle

Hubertus Heil, 35, is General Secretary of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and a member of the German parliament.

"As I said, every party needs to work within its own political culture. But it will be interesting to see if Barack Obama can mange to win the blue-collar vote, the support of the working classes. In Germany it's obviously very important to reach the people who work hard and play by the rules. But that is as far as it goes."  (Read the whole interview)

* Social Democrats of America would like to remind Voters that there is no perfect whole which is why we are very open to debate and others from many different backgrounds. We encourage many topics and want and expect grass-roots growth through political freedom that are more than the average democracy and far from top down pressures where we can come together when it's "crunch time."

Wednesday, 20 August 2008   MINA

At the recent gathering of his deputy candidates, Jansa said that Pahor's Social-Democrats offered simple solutions for difficult issues, claiming they had all the answers although they didn't even present their program yet. This reminded Jansa on Woody Allen's statement "I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer." READ MORE HERE 

Wednesday, 20 August 2008   Mathaba

German Social Democrats Have Concerns About Polish American Shield

Speaking in the East German city of Jena, Beck warned that the signing of the agreement to deploy the controversial anti-missile system would trigger a new round of global rearmament.

It will also set a wrong signal in these tension-filled times, added Beck, alluding to the Russian-Georgian conflict.  READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE

Below we note that within this Blogger's masthead is the Candidate for the Democrat Party while citing for unknown reasons another candidate, Gloria La Riva of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, in the below video, who is not even a member of The Socialist Party or Socialist Party of the United States of America, and who's not liberal in her views, but might [emphasis added] be a communist, and surely is not a Social Democrat or Democratic Socialist. This Blogger clearly has no idea what he/she is talking about from the start and even within the masthead mixes anarchy black which is a whole different genera of politico. Or was it the intent to place black with Black to incite a question of fear?

Thursday, August 14, 2008

U.S. Presidential Candidate for Socialist Party Defends Russia; Blames U.S.

You got to just love these communists, I mean socialists, I mean liberals...well you know what I mean :)

July 28, 2008

Keep in mind that social democrats call their system socialism, while Marxists reject that, calling social democrats "bourgeois democrats" when they are in a good mood and "social fascists" when they are in a bad mood (recall the epithet used by the German Communists against the German social democrats in the 1920's and early 1930's).  Read the whole blog

July 8, 2008  HotNews.ro

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu, now honorary leader of the opposition Social Democrats, considers the idea of writing his memoirs. At least, this is what Iliescu writes on his blog, saying that he needs more time to read and write and, possibly, to write his memoirs.

Iliescu declared that due to the uninominal voting system, he considers that it is best to pave the way for other young Social Democrats since time has come for him to retire from public life.

Iliescu led Romania for most of the post-communist nineties and the early 2000's and his name is widely associated with second tier leaders of the Communist regime and with violent breakdown of opposition protests in Bucharest when he was in power.

July 4, 2008  Unian News

Earlier leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine Oleksandr Moroz said several times that  his party became the full member of the Socialist International in January 2006. However the Council of the Socialist International only gave recommendation to increase the status of the SPU to full member. That is why the party of Moroz is only among consultative members in the list of the Socialist International.

July 3, 2008

FT Predicts Collapse of Iceland’s Government   from Iceland Review

"In his article, Wade discusses the economic problems Iceland is facing, arguing that these problems will cause the Independence Party-Social Democrat coalition government to split, only one year after it was formed."

Austrian Social Democrats backpedal on call for future EU referenda   from Topnews

"A leader of the governing Social Democrats stepped back from his party's announcement that referenda should decide over new EU treaties, by saying that such a vote would need the consent of the coalition partner, the Kurier daily reported Thursday.

Social Democratic Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer had recently alienated his partner in government, the conservative People's Party, by declaring that contrary to previous policy, the people should decide over future EU treaties or over an amended Lisbon treaty that needs a new ratification."

July 1, 2008  BalkanInsight.com

Serb Socialists 'Will' Apply for SI Membership

Serbia’s Socialist Party says it will apply for membership of Socialist International, despite opposition from social democratic parties in the region.

The Socialists’ leader Ivica Dacic and several top officials are in Greece for Socialist International’s congress as guests. The body is an international forum for socialist and social democratic parties across the world.  (read more)

Photo by Latifa Perry

July 2, 2008  AKI

Move to bar Socialist Party of Serbia from Socialist International

A group of Balkan political parties is seeking to prevent the Socialist Party of Serbia from joining the Socialist International umbrella group.

For the first time the leader of Serbian Socialists Ivica Dacic attended the Socialist International in Athens as a guest.

But Zlatko Lagumdzija, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina, walked out protesting Dacic’s presence. Other Bosnian representatives also walked out.  (read more)

June 19, 2008 

Since the 2006 split of the SPUSA from the Socialist International in conjunction with lowering of membership age the Old Guard has been under constant attack. Two personal cyber attacks were death threats i.e. "Throw that *censored* from a tall building" and "For example, if you posed my information on-line I would be very nice, and then bash your scull in with a hammer," yet while stating the SPUSA is for "peace" or "peaceful action."

Socialist Party USA is still undergoing several Soviet style purges with one against a Deaf man in Oregon who has problems with his vision as well. The other purged persons range from Florida to Pennsylvania along the East Coast, but lacking any members in such states as Wyoming or any of state west of the Mississippi River with exception to the weastern edge of coastline due to unpopular mostly Northeastern-isms.

The current actions have been so extreme that from the 2004, efforts by Followers of Eric Chester to remove Walt Brown by referendum from their ballot line for President failed, having been on nine state ballots to a lowly two states in 2008. Rabid actions in the form of cyber threats from these youthful new uneducated seems to be today's course even more so after Eric Chester lost twice in a row. The second time around for Eric Chester he lost to Brian Moore of Florida who himself did not make the ballot in his own home state of Florida due to the infighting which split the group so as to not have enough Electors or funding.

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June 2-3, 2008 

The Socialist International Committee on Migrations met  in Los Angeles, on 2-3 June, for its final regional discussion in advance of the XXIII Congress.

Building on the Committee's discussions held in the Philippines, Greece and Turkey, Moldova, Morocco and Mexico, participants at this meeting addressed how to build a fair agenda for migration with three key pillars: reform, integration and rights.

Focusing on current developments in the United States regarding migratory issues, a debate was held on the theme “North America: Comprehensive immigration reform and civil and human rights”. Taking the example of Los Angeles and the positive impact of migration there, delegates also considered “Promoting diversity: the role of cities and urban areas in immigrant integration” as the second theme. “Global economic instability and immigrant workers’ rights” was the theme of the third debate, at a time where worldwide financial turmoil and insecurity continues to jeopardise the position of an already vulnerable section of society.

Lastly, the Committee also finalised the preparation of its report for the forthcoming SI Congress.

Members of the Committee were joined by representatives of non-governmental organisations working for immigrant communities, of the labour movement and academics.

Monday, April 28, 2008

BBC News International Herald Tribune Naharnet Newsdesk

  Over this past weekend, April 25 in Beirut, Lebanon the Socialist International held a conference towards peace and prosperity for the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. On Saturday, Two of the French Delegates were taken at gun point and blindfolded in the area of Haret Hreik. "We passed by a magnificent mosque ... and I took pictures of it," said Karim Pakzad at a press conference. A formal protest by the French has been issued.  "France's Foreign Ministry described the incident as 'totally unacceptable'."

Read more directly from the Socialist International after the events for more details.  And what came from having the meeting, Declaration of Beirut.

This small part of Beirut was well known for it closeness to the airport and later bombing by Israeli jets.

BEFORE IMAGE  DURING ATTACK   AFTER IMAGE

Friday, April 25, 2008

"Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his conservative Law and Justice party are making a broad push to root out corruption and shady ties between business and politics that they say thrived under previous governments led by ex-communists."  ~ USA Today

"The death of Social Democratic Left MP Barbara Blida is also being investigated by a special Commission of the Polish Parliament." ~ Radio Poland

Barbara Blinda was a members of the Democratic Left Alliance.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Angus Reid Global Monitor

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) is second with 32 per cent, followed by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition (CDU)—which includes the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Environmental Party "The Greens" (OV)—with 12 per cent, the Leftist Bloc (BE) with 10 per cent, and the Social Democratic Centre / Popular Party (CDS/PP) with four per cent.   read more

Thursday, March 20, 2008

IcelandReview

The Reykjavik City Council has a newly elected member, this is not so new an idea or happening but who she is makes all the difference as a hard working immigrant in her new home by example of action and caring. Falasteen Abu Lidbeh key to success was first learning the language as it opened many doors.  (read more) 

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Mediascrape 

 The differences between Social Democrats of peaceful evolution and Marxist of militant action is becoming more evident the world round. A major focus is in party Leaders not wanting to listen to its membership and the socialist movement.

March 14, 2008

NewsRoom Finland 

Not long ago, in Finland, civil unions were allowed under law and today there has been reported about 200 couples registered as such. Today marks further resolve into this as the Uutispäivä Demari, Social Democratic Party of Finland is willing to allow same-sex couples to adopt. read more

March 8, 2008

It would appear that the Social Democratic Party of America is running a candidate it had no knowledge of or approval for as is the claim from David Bromwich of The Huffington Post when he wrote, "Hillary Clinton is the social-democratic candidate of the war establishment." The Social Democratic Party of America is not at this time running any presidential candidates and has not since its name was Socialist Party of America nearly 90 years ago. Social Democrats run locally and statewide, to date the national convention has no nationwide candidates lined up for any elections.

March 12, 2008

Ferghana.Ru

In a joint statement from the Left, Leaders call on major changes.

"Authors of the statement call for a new staff policy and abandonment of the practice of selecting personnel for key positions in accordance with clannish and tribal considerations." read more

March 6, 2008

In the United States many are well aware of Oktoberfest events in their area where beer is plenty and smoking a cigarette is common, but in the home of this festival it cost the Christian Social Union two lost elections on March 3, 2008 to the Social Democratic Candidates. In the U.S. there is a "sin tax" on smoking and drinking in many states which folks are more than happy to pay for their freedom to purchase these items. Europe now has what might be the equal, "sin vote" as noted, when the issue of smoking then becomes a personal agenda.  (read the story)

March 4, 2008

The Local; Sweden's News In English

As the international community of social democrats has made inroads into equality among the gender gap there are still long roads to travel and side roads to consider. As in Sweden the USA is not too far behind in this daily bus commute. (read the story)

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Social democracy has long been known for its representative measures towards the most diverse form of direct democracy with a gender balance. However, the hard Left, communism fails in its efforts even today at this while still attempting to stay afloat. Todays examples leave no doubt of this, Cuba has a new leader, Raul Casto Ruz and still there are no free elections as the international community of Socialists have called for in this island "state capitalistic" society where only the elite few become wealthly in full abuse of their people claiming it is for their own good, for dictatorship. The second is the failure of a one party system which generates political prisoners as such is the case with the Leader, Alyaksandr Kazulin of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada). Even in Germany many of eastern communist have in the past shown distain for those of faith in the SDP so in this case the local Social Democrats align with the Democratic Christians against percieved Atheist personal attacks, a trend that hasn't stopped or changed in 110 years worldwide.

Another and current popular tactic of Communist is the expelling of late within of the politico for the purpose of taking over parties. Bulgaria's Socialist Party expelled Nikolay Kamov for his social democratic ways in no confidence votes against insiders and so the same is true for this past year as events went for Atlee Yarrow of the Socialist Party of the United States of America after serving three years as State Secretary for the Socialist Party of Florida for his local's no confidence vote in its National Committee.

A word of advice, beware of those who talk change but don't reflect such in their actions. If there is a political group or party out there to support or join than take a closer look at their record before moving on thoughts, you the Reader might have. Here of course we hope it is with us for social democracy that is not communist and hopes to reform the capitalist system in a direction that is not only individually accountable but more socially responsible too.

In this, Social Democrats are not part of the "Free Trade" Democratic Party liberal or the Republican Party conservate that lead up to NAFTA which has cost Americans their jobs. Social democracy is in this respect of economics is about "Fair Trade." Neither are we Greens, but in actuality there is a major green push for better technology through solor, wind, hydrogen three, geothermal, wave action generators, and the like to keep power production in America and to provide more American jobs. "Who are we?" Social democrats have long been America's think tank of independent people who for the most part agree to disagree as this is truth in democracy and not some dictator or open market, both harming our respective societies.

On the home front when out sourcing these jobs we need to ask the cost when wages are dropping, credit card debt is at an all time high, 1.4 million homes are predicted (CNN and MSNBC) to be forclosed on this year alone, lead paint in children's toys and food saftety are major concerns for Americans, not that of big business. In communism there is no ownership and today as yesterday, in capitalism the bank owns the home. The American Dream is in part home ownership yet incomes at best rise 0% to 3% as the cost of living runs away at nearly 7% nationally leaving Americans grasping for straws. Social democracy in its smallest unit is the family and we as such believe this is what needs protecting. If there is to be change than consider what social democrats have to offer.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

From the webpage: Cameroon Literature In English

The unprecedented political upheaval of the 1992 first ever-multiparty presidential elections in Cameroon is relieved in this play. Following the controversial elections, Bamenda - the stronghold of the main opposition party, the Social Democratic Front (SDF) - was plunged into a tense and intense civil disobedience campaign. The violence which ensued pitted SDF militants who claimed their victory was stolen against regime loyalists.    The government reacted by imposing a curfew on Bamenda. The army that was dispatched to keep the peace committed ferocious kidnapping, rape, theft and torture, driving women, children and men into the arms of terror. Titabet the protagonist emerges as the leader of the oppressed. He and the sacred women's cult of Takumbeng were the only hope for the people. The sacred cleansing cult and Titabet's courageous resistance apparently brought an end to what would have been too devastating a tale to narrate.

February 19, 2008

Daily Yamiuri Online

Social Democratic Party defeated the Japanese Communist Party by 951 votes also two other independant candidates.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

During third round Czech elections in Prague the local Communist are looking to bring in a new candidate after attempting the not vote to now wanting a secret vote. "Where's the democracy in this?" say Social Democrats wanting open and free elections. The new date has been set for February 15 in this third round of elections.  Keep up to date on this followup with the Prague Daily Monitor.

Thursday, February 7, 2008 

"I am convinced that she (Vesna Pusic) will successfully form a foundation for new, young members who will take over the party." – HNS member, when ask about concerns of founding a new Social Democratic Party. Vesna Pusic is best known for her eight years of leadership of the Croatian People’s Party. Her possible replacement is  being considered. In the mean time Josip Posavec for his own reasons doesn't hide his satisfaction with her resignation after poor election results. Evermore there is a drift between social democrats and democratic socialist around the world separating the old way that hasn't worked from the new tactical political methods used by social democrats of today for reforms. Damir Kajin of IDS, Istrian Democratic Assembly’s said "Pusic leaving was an omen that the opposition scene will be turbulent."

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What does social democracy do for me? Here is just a small hint...

Saturday, January 26, 2008

It would appear the Belorussian Party of Communists are at it again. One of the last holdouts of old Soviet style government, "In addition, we cite facts conforming that this was not the first instance when our requests for meetings are ignored" states Ihar Maslowski, Chairman of the Belorussian Social Democratic Party. (read more)

Friday, January 25, 2008 

Chairman Eero Heinaluoma said that the rules of the party congress should not suddenly be altered, "now that there is one competitor on the track". 

Responding to accusations of a democracy deficit at the party congress, the leaders note that the number of delegates is being raised from the present 350 to 500.

SDP leaders decided to give the centre-right coalition government a week to decide on whether or not to give a report to Parliament on its policy on the management of companies in which the state has ownership. 

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                                            "If people do not even want to discuss the matter, then it does not portend very well."

  Monday, January 21, 2008

Sunday, January 20, 2008

"The difference is primarily one of terminology, not substance. The word "socialism" has a wide range of meanings in today's world, from the socialism of the British Labour Party and the Spanish and Portuguese Socialist Parties to that of the Cuban and North Korean Communist Parties, not to mention the Bolivian Socialist Falange Party." (read the whole story)

Saturday, January 19, 2008  

In electing a new social democracy for their Parliament the Danish Faeroe Islands, a Scandinavian archipelago; the Faeroese, who still today retain the err of being independent ask themselves about seeking a full independence from Denmark. (read more)

Monday, January 14, 2008

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La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo

Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza  52.76%    Social Democratic Party   Alvaro Colom

Partido Patriota                          47.24%    Patriot Party                  Ex-General Otto Pérez Molina

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Mathaba News Network

        Czech Social Democratic Party                                    37%    

Thursday, January 10, 2008           Civic Democratic Party                                             28.2%

Angus Reid Global Monitor            Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia                   16.6%

                                                 Christian and Democratic Union - Czech People’s Party   6.9%

                                                 Green Party                                                            5.9%