I have just learned from high placed campaign sources that Roseanne Barr, a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination, and 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr are in serious discussions about a joint campaign for POTUS. The sticking point right now is which one would head the ticket. Roseanne Barr has been making the [...]

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Cynthia McKinney, 2008 Green Party Presidential Candidate, reflects on the Trayvon Martin case, and problems with racism and lawlessness in the United States.

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Roseanne Barr has begun an active campaign for the Presidency of the United States while attempting to obtain the nomination of the Green Party of the United States. Her campaign has been in the building stages for several weeks now, but she seems to finally be actively campaigning by attending events, publishing writings, and making [...]

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Comedian-turned-presidential-candidate Roseanne Barr, whose name will appear on the California Primary Ballot as a Green Party candidate for US President, will be appearing at a “Rally in the Valley” for local Greens and LA-area Green Party congressional candidates. This is Barr’s first campaign event for her presidential campaign.

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Philadelphia Weekly, a paper which has not been unkind in its coverage of the Green Party of Philadelphia, recently published a piece covering Democratic primary ballot access, ballot access for third parties, ballot access reform efforts, and convictions of Democratic lawmakers related to keeping Ralph Nader off the ballot in 2004, among other things.  Interestingly, [...]

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In New York, the Green Party blasted Governor Cuomo and NY State lawmakers for their middle of the night votes to continue gerrymandering of state legislative districts in exchange for passing Cuomo’s assault on the pension benefits of government workers. The Greens also opposed the deal on casino gambling and the DNA database.

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As more Americans express alarm at the curtailment of rights and privacy and the increasing numbers of citizens locked up in prison, Green Party candidates and leaders are calling for rational security, law enforcement, and justice system policies. Darryl Moch, a Green Party leader states,”The US cannot be called a ‘free country’ as long as Prison Nation and Police State abuses are allowed to continue.”

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Posted on Green Party Watch: Al Jazeera’s program “Inside Story” on Friday March 2 was on the subject of the Green Party in America, called “Can the Greens Influence the US Elections?” After a short interview with Ralph Nader, the show goes to a panel discussion with Tim Dickinson from Rolling Stone magazine; Scott McLarty [...]

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A press release from the Green Party of the United States: WASHINGTON, DC — Candidates and leaders of the Green Party of the United States expressed hope that the Supreme Court will strike down the ‘individual mandate’ section of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when the court issues a ruling on its constitutionality in late [...]

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Press release from the Connecticut Green Party: WHO: DR JILL STEIN, A GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR U.S. PRESIDENT WHEN: THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012,  5PM-7PM WHERE: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, 190 COURT ST., MIDDLETOWN, CT Green Party presidential candidate, physician, and environmental health advocate Dr. Jill Stein will be speaking in Middletown, CT, on March [...]

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Today Jill Stein’s campaign, aimed at securing the Green Party’s nomination for president, sent out a fundraising email with the pitch of “Double Your Green.”  That is, if Stein raises $5,000 in donations of $250 or less from 20 or more states, the federal government will then match donations of that amount dollar-for-dollar.  Interestingly, the [...]

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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has won the Illinois primary, which was held online and open to all residents of Illinois 13 and older.  From the Green Party of Illinois: Results are in from the Illinois Green Party’s first ever online primary. With a total of 153 ballots cast, Harvard-educated physician Jill Stein of [...]

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From the Minnesota Daily: A redistricting map recently submitted to the Minneapolis Charter Commission is drawing concern from members of the Minnesota Green Party. The Citizens Committee for Fair Redistricting, a group which represents immigrants from Somalia and East Africa, drew the map which would move Minneapolis city Councilman Cam Gordon — the only Green [...]

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Art Goodtimes, a Green Party-affiliated Commissioner in San Miguel County, Colorado, has decided to run for reelection. Goodtimes said he has tried to balance his West and East End constituents throughout his tenure. For instance, he said that a controversial proposed uranium mill, generally favored in the economically depressed West End where it would create [...]

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From Green Party Watch: Roseanne Barr’s presidential bid has penetrated the veil of media silence so deeply that North Carolina based national polling firm Public Policy Polling has included her in a head to head to head comparisonwith Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Obama wins with 47%, while Romney draws 42% and Barr stands at [...]

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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was interviewed by the New York Times today, for their blog The Caucus.  The full interview can be read here. Q. Why are you running for president? Michael Manning/Associated PressJill Stein, a Green Party candidate for president, during her campaign for governor of Massachusetts in 2002. A. We are [...]

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Writer Dan Gillmor writes in the UK newspaper The Guardian, wondering if comedian Roseanne Barr, now contending for the Green Party’s presidential nomination, will help to raise the profile of the Green Party of the United States, which struggles a great deal compared to its European counterparts.  Interestingly, Gillmor cites a tweet by Barr saying [...]

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On VTDigger.org, Greg Guma takes a look at how people and groups ranging from outright independents to Vermont’s independent, democratic socialist, close-with-the-Progressive-Party Senator Bernie Sanders to a former Green Party candidate are playing a role in the race for Burlington mayor.  It’s the first time since 1991 that the Progressives haven’t fielded a candidate, yet [...]

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Ballot Access News reports that a US District Court decision has put the Green and Constitution parties on the Tennessee ballot. Both parties have in recent years collected thousands of signatures in that state, but failed to make the cutoff which was over 40,000 valid. The most recent Ballot Access News also reports that Americans [...]

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Roseanne Barr and the Green Party continue to capture attention in regular media. Roseanne Barr at 36% in an informal Presidential Poll.

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