Meet Gary Johnson’s Money Men, Led by the Koch Brothers

By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet Sep 29, 2016 The Libertarian candidate's supporters are leading enemies of the environment and public education. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Third-Party Candidates, Excluded From the Debates, Participate Via Social Media

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson took to Twitter and utilized Facebook’s live-streaming service to share their reactions to the first of the presidential debates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lester Holt’s Big Lie About the Commission on Presidential Debates Is a Problem in U.S. Politics

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2016 The most egregious falsehood in the first 2016 presidential debate was from the moderator. The CPD is not nonpartisan, and this fact is helping to kill our democracy. Here's what can be done about the problem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Voters Shouldn’t Have to Feel as If Choosing Third-Party Candidates Will Lead to Doomsday

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2016 Reforming the American electoral system in a number of ways would allow people to vote for their first choice, not the lesser of two evils; a California bill allows civilians to break windows to release overheating dogs from cars; meanwhile, breakthroughs in vertical farming could feed the globe. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and Libertarian Journalist Matt Welch Discuss Reason in America

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 Welch tells Truthdig’s editor in chief what it means to be a libertarian, how the Libertarian Party has grown during the 2016 presidential campaign and where libertarian values and progressive values overlap. Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

VotePact Provides a Path to Electoral Revolution With Do-It-Yourself Voting Reform

By Rob Richie / FairVote Sep 14, 2016 Instead of voting for the lesser of two evils, voters can select the candidate they most want and build up those challengers. All you need is an agreement with someone else in order to pair up against the duopoly. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘What Is Aleppo?’ A Fateful Question for Libertarian Presidential Nominee Gary Johnson

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2016 The third-party candidate leaves his interviewers momentarily speechless after being asked about the ravaged Syrian city in an MSNBC interview. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Super PAC Connects Disillusioned Voters in Hopes of Ramping Up Support for Gary Johnson

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2016 Balanced Rebellion, which supports the Libertarian presidential candidate, promises liberals and conservatives disturbed by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump an opportunity to vote for a third party with confidence that they are not “throwing away their vote.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka Urge Trump and Clinton to Back Open Debates With Greens, Libertarians

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2016 "The US electorate is changing rapidly and is no longer limited to Republicans and Democrats," the members of the Green Party ticket say in a letter to the major-party nominees. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Libertarians Love Civil Liberties — but Won’t Use Government to Protect Them From Capitalists

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2016 Truthdig followed along as Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld answered questions in a live stream forum moderated by Fusion's Jorge Ramos and Alicia Menendez. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton, Jill Stein, Gary Johnson and Sean Reyes Make History in Las Vegas

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2016 The Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Republican presidential campaigns all were represented at the same event—the Asian American Pacific Islander Presidential Election Forum—for the first time in this election cycle. The Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Republican presidential campaigns all were represented at the same event—the Asian American Pacific Islander Presidential Election Forum—for the first time in this election cycle. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants to Assume Mantle of Bernie Sanders’ Revolution (Video)

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2016 "Democracy needs a moral compass," says the party's presidential nominee. "We must be that moral compass." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )