Dan La Botz - Socialist for Senate 2010

End the Wars Now! U.S. Out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan!

Dan La Botz — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:29 +0000

The United States should at once withdraw its military forces from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The George W. Bush administration launched the war on Iraq in 2003 based on lies that it told to the people of the United States … Continue reading →

OHIO SENATE DEBATE: MINOR PARTIES MUST BE INCLUDED

Dan La Botz — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:28:50 +0000

Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Lee Fisher are reported by the press to be preparing to hold a series of debates in several Ohio cities, debates in which apparently only they will participate. To my knowledge no other candidates for … Continue reading →

AMERICAN ECONOMY IN FREE FALL – REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS USELESS U.S. Congress Must Act Now to Extend Unemployment and to Create Jobs for All

Dan La Botz — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:35:25 +0000

The U.S. economy continues in free fall and the Republicans and Democrats have proven to be useless. They have no program to deal with the Twenty-First Century Depression and the unemployment crisis. Millions of workers have lost their jobs since … Continue reading →

Stop the Bullying in the Public Schools: Duke Energy attacks our Schools and our Children

Dan La Botz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:22:24 +0000

Let’s stop the bullying in our schools, the corporate bullying. Duke Energy is seeking to reduce the amount it pays in taxes by 40 million dollars, devastating the budgets of 700 school districts in Southwest Ohio. Duke argues that because … Continue reading →

Jobs for Ohio? Not from Portman or Fisher. We Need Jobs Now!

Dan La Botz — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:56:33 +0000

We need jobs in Ohio and now. And neither Republican Rob Portman nor Democrat Lee Fisher has a program that will create jobs. Their jobs programs are essentially the same: cut taxes on small business. Yet there is no guarantee … Continue reading →

Condemn Israel's Attack on Ships Carrying Aid to Gaza

Dan La Botz — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:34:26 +0000

[This is the leaflet I distributed when I joined the protest in Cincinnati on May 31, 2010.] I join people here in Cincinnati and people around the world in condemning Israel’s attack on the flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians in … Continue reading →

You voted for Obama – Time to Move Left?

Dan La Botz — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:13:05 +0000

Are you one of those who voted for Obama and the Democrats and feel that you got Republican results? I don't think you're alone. My friends who voted for Obama and the Democrats did so for reasons like those below. Continue reading →

Defend Cleveland High School Students Arrested for Protesting Budget Cuts and Teacher Layoffs

Dan La Botz — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:33:49 +0000

I joined Ohio union members and others from around the country in signing a letter in defense of Cleveland high school students who protested against budget cuts and layoffs. They acted for us. Let us now act for them. Read … Continue reading →

Break Up the Banks? No. Take Them Over and Turn Them into a Credit Union

Dan La Botz — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:16:02 +0000

Americans are furious about the banks and the bankers. Furious at the bankers for bringing us to the brink. Furious too that the bankers continue to pay multi-million dollar salaries and bonuses to their executives. And the American people are … Continue reading →

Oil Spill in Washington

Dan La Botz — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:00:36 +0000

What an oil spill, not only in the Gulf, but in Washington. The last month’s disastrous and tragic events have provided a remarkable window into the relationship of the oil corporations to the U.S. government and its environmental policy. On … Continue reading →