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LaRouche Movement

The LaRouche Movement is an international political and cultural movement which promotes Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas. The organization includes interlocking think tanks, magazines and newspapers, national political organizations, a political action committee, and youth cadre. Although the LaRouche movement is widely seen as a fringe political cult, the movement itself teaches that Lyndon LaRouche is a central figure of international political and cultural importance, and that the movement is a necessary response to save the world from an ongoing and imminent global crisis.

This article covers the current structure and key persons related to the LaRouche organization. For more history of the formation of the LaRouche organization, see his biography, Lyndon LaRouche. For more on the political, economic, and cultural philosophies of the LaRouche organization, see Political views of Lyndon LaRouche.

This is part of a series on Lyndon LaRouche
and related people, organizations and issues.

Articles on Lyndon LaRouche:
Lyndon LaRouche
Political views of Lyndon LaRouche
Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Presidential campaigns
United States v. LaRouche

Involved individuals:
Helga Zepp-LaRouche
Amelia Boynton Robinson
Janice Hart
Jeremiah Duggan

Political and cultural organizations:
LaRouche Movement
National Caucus of Labor Committees
Citizens Electoral Council
LaRouche Youth Movement
Schiller Institute

Defunct:
California Proposition 64 (1986)
North American Labour Party
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
Parti pour la république du Canada
U.S. Labor Party

Table of contents

Political organizations

LaRouche-affilated political parties have nominated dozens, maybe hundreds, of candidates for national and regional offices in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, for almost thirty years without electoral success.

International

The Schiller Institute and the International Caucus of Labor Committees (ICLC) are international umbrella organizations that mobilize on behalf of the LaRouche Movement. Schiller Institute conferences have been held across the world. The ICLC is affiliated to minor parties in France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Mexico, and several South American countries. Lyndon LaRouche who is based in Loudoun County, Virginia and his wife, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, who is based in Wiesbaden, Germany, regularly attend these international conferences and have met with foreign politicians, bureaucrats, and academicians.

United States

LaRouche himself has been a candidate for U.S. president eight times, standing in every election since 1976. The first was with his own party, the U.S. Labor Party. In the next seven campaigns he campaigned for the Democratic Party nomination. In support of those efforts he has created campaign committees and a PAC, and has attempted to gain entrance to caucuses, debates, and conventions for himself and supporters. He was a successful fundraiser in 2004 by some measures, and received federal matching funds. (See: Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Presidential campaigns)

Despite this degree of organization the candidacies of LaRouche and followers receive little attention, even conscious omission by the media. For example, the Los Angeles Times is reported to have clipped LaRouche's name off a graphic of a ballot. The LaRouche supporters have employed direct action to circumvent blocked channels. In 2004 there were reports (from Kerry, Dean, and Nader campaigns) of disruptions by LaRouche support's of other candidate's meetings.[1]. A Congressional Black Caucus-sponsored debate in Baltimore amongst Democratic candidates for president was repeatedly interrupted.[2] A county Democratic chairman (in central California) reported that LaRouche followers regularly tried to get on county party committees. Other reports of gangs of youths gathering for pickets of Washington offices. Candidates for federal office in South Dakota were arrested for disorderly conduct at a Democratic fundraiser. [3]

In 1986, two persons received Democratic Party nominations for state-wide offices in Illinois, but their candidacy split that party and the Republicans swept in. In 1986 LaRouche place its AIDS initiative, Proposition 64, on the California ballot, which lost by a 4–1 margin. It was re-introduced in 1988 and lost again by the same margin.

In 2001, a "national citizen-candidates' movement" was created, advancing candidates for a number of elective offices across the country.

Canada

The North American Labour Party (NALP) nominated candidates in federal elections in the 1970s. Its candidates only had 297 votes nationwide in 1979. LaRouche himself offered a draft constituion for the commonwealth of Canada in 1981, which was not adopted.[4] The NALP later became the Party for the Commonwealth of Canada and that ran candidates in the 1984, 1988 and 1993 elections. Those were more successful, gaining as many as 7,502 votes in 1993, but no seats. The Parti pour la république du Canada (Québec) nominated candidates for provincial elections in the 1980s under various party titles. The LaRouche affiliate now operates as the Committee for the Republic of Canada. [5]

Australia

CEC members campaigning for Aaron Isherwood (center)

LaRouche supporters gained control of the far-right Citizens Electoral Council in the mid-1990s. Craig Isherwood, his spouse Noelene Isherwood, and their son Aaron Isherwood, are the leaders of the party. The CEC has opposed politician Michael Danby and the Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004. In 2004 federal elections it nominated people for ninety-five seats, collected millions of dollars in contributions, and earned 34,177 votes.

The CEC is particularly concerned with republican (anti-monarchy) and Jewish/Islamic issues. It has been critical of Elizabeth II's ownership of an Australian zinc mine and believes that she exerts control over Australian politics. It has been in an antagonistic relationship with the B'nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation Commission, which has been critical of the CEC for perceived anti-semitism.

The CEC publishes a monthly newspaper, The New Citizen.


Europe

The LaRouche Movement has a major center in Germany. The political party, Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität (Civil Rights Movement Solidarity) is headed by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, and has nominated candidates for elective office. Its newpspaper is Neue Solidarität. Zepp-LaRouche is also the head of the German-based Schiller Institute.

Solidarité et Progrès, headed by Jacques Cheminade, is the LaRouche party in France. Newspaper is Nouvelle Solidarité. [[6]] The French LaRouche Youth Movement is headed by Elodie Viennot.

Polish newspapers have reported that Andrzej Lepper, who leads the populist Samoobrona party, was trained at the Schiller Institute and has received funding from LaRouche, though both Lepper and LaRouche deny the connection. [7][8]

In Denmark two candidates for parliament on the LaRouche platform: Feride Istogu Gillesberg and Janus Kramer Møller. [9] [10]

Sweden has an office of the Schiller Institute: Schiller Instituttet/EAP in Sweden. [11]

The Movimento Solidarietà – Associazione di LaRouche in Italia, the MSA, is an Italian political party headed by Paolo Raimondi that supports the LaRouche platform.

International Progress Organization is an allied organization in Austria.

Asia and Middle East

The Philippine LaRouche Society calls for fixed exchange rates, US/Phillippine withdrawal from Iraq, denuciation of Dick Cheney, and withdrawal of U.S. military advisors from Mindanao. It has an office in Manila, operates radio show and says on its website, "Lyndon LaRouche is our civilization's last chance at world peace and development. May God help us." On the matter of internal politics, LaRouche operative Mike Billington has said, "The Philippines Catholic Church, too, is divided at the top over the crisis. The Church under Cardinal Sin, who is now retired, had given its full support to the "people's power" charade for the overthrow of Marcos and Estrada, but other voices are heard today." Philippine Elections Show No Solution Ahead

The Malayasian LaRouche Society has a minor presence. [12]

Cultural, economic, and scientific initiatives

  • New Bretton Woods. Advocates the abandonment of the floating currency-exchange ratesand the return to Bretton Woods-style fixed rates, backed by gold.
  • American System. Espouses "American System" of big government infrastructure projects and national banks.
  • Eurasian land-bridge. Lectures and writes on behalf of a "Eurasian land-bridge", a massive high-speed maglev railway project to span continents and re-invigorate industry and commerce.
  • Verdi tuningAgitates in favor of the so-called "Verdi tuning", in which A=432Hz, as opposed to the common practice today of tuning to A=440 Hz.
  • Colonize Mars. Recommends colonization of the planet Mars.
  • War on AIDS carriers. Demands identification and isolation of HIV carriers, and proposes use of directed energy beams for cure.
  • SDI. Proposed directed beam weapons for use against ICBMS, and proposed this to Reagan. (Does not support rocket-based defense).


Lists

Organizations

Current Organizations

Defunct organizations:

Related organizations

Periodicals and news agencies

  • Executive Information Review, (U.S.), weekly newsmagazine
  • The New Federalist, (U.S.), weekly newspaper
  • New Solidarity
  • Nouvelle Solidarité, French news agency
  • Neue SolidaritŠt, published by BŸrgerrechtsbewegung SolidaritŠt in German
  • Fidelio, a "Journal of Poetry, Science, and Statecraft," published quarterly by Schiller Institute
  • Fusion, published by Fusion Energy Foundation, now defunct
  • 21st Century Science & Technology

Books and pamphlets

  • LaRouche, Lyndon, The Power of Reason (1980) (authobiography)
  • LaRouche, Lyndon, There Are No Limits to Growth (1983)
  • LaRouche, Lyndon, So, 'You Wish To Learn All About Economics, (1984)
  • LaRouche, Lyndon, The Power of Reason 1988. (1988)
  • LaRouche, Lyndon, The Science of Christian Economy (1991)

People

Associates and managers

(*convicted)

Political candidates

  • Janice Hart – ran for Illinois Secretary of State in 1986, won Democratic Party nomination
  • Mark J. Fairchild – ran for Illinois Lieutenent Governor in 1986, won Democratic Party nomination
  • James Bevel – Vice Presidential running mate 1992
  • Craig Isherwood – head of Australian CEC
  • Jacques Cheminade – French politician
  • Nancy Spannaus – ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia, 2002
  • Eliott Greenspan – ran for Governor of New Jersey in 2001
  • Ron Bettag – ran for mayor of Chicago, Illinois (Announced his candidacy with press release datelined "Germany". Most local issue: "Washington D.C. General Hospital now under KKK-Katie Graham siege") [15]
  • William Ferguson – ran for U.S. Congress in Massachussetts in 2001

Eminent board members and collaborators

Researchers, writers, spokespersons

  • Jeffrey Steinberg, Director of Counterintelligence, EIR
  • Allen Salisbury, author of The Civil War and the American System
  • Anton Chaitkin, co-author of The Unauthorized Biography of George Bush
  • Jonathan Tennenbaum
  • Harley Schlanger, U.S. West Coast Spokesman
  • Marsha Freeman, writer
  • Richard Freeman, senior economics staff, EIR
  • John Hoefle, banking columnist, EIR
  • Marcia Merry-Baker
  • Tony Papert
  • Kathy Wolfe, economist, EIR

Others

Current villains

Ideological persons

Historical heroes

Historical villains

External links





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