Those who’ve followed the site for some time may remember a popular 2013 post, The Skunk Party Manifesto, which we reproduce below. Some readers as the time argued that it could form the basis for a new political party. We agreed but explained in a later piece, Skunk Party and the Barriers to Entry to Effecting Social/Political Change, that starting a new party took resources beyond what this tiny site could organize.

But the Skunk Party is getting a new lease on life! Anna K via e-mail to Lambert:

I want permission to take her [Yves’] 2013 Skunk Party manifesto (https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/11/47719.html) to use….as the basis for a political party’s platform.

I’m involved in an effort to start a third party in Kentucky, after the strong ceasefire candidate we ran as a Democrat was narrowly defeated in a nasty primary by Governor Beshear’s pick, who did not campaign at all. Here’s

Keep reading this article on Naked Capitalism (Yves Smith) - Blog.

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