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More Attention For Green Party Presidential Race (and Roseanne Barr)

February 6th, 2012 · 24 Comments

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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Ross Levin Writes of OWS and Third Party Figures

December 30th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Resident blogger Ross Levin has penned an article over at Polizeros. His article, which is about the Occupy Wall Street Protests generally, nevertheless manages to touch on a few personalities and parties that are of interest to IPR readers. Barack Obama’s rhetoric certainly has a populist tone to it these days, but words are cheap.  [...]

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Jill Stein Holds Talks with Justice Party

December 19th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Jill Stein is a Presidential candidate for the Green Party’s nomination. In a recent interview she expressed some interest in working together or beside Rocky Anderson and his newly former Justice Party. In an interview she stated: “We have been talking with Rocky for months, and exploring how we could potentially work together, in the [...]

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California: Green and AIP Team Up For Legalization of Marijuana

December 13th, 2011 · 9 Comments

It is not very often that you see a member of the Green Party partner with a member of a far-right party like the American Independent Party in government. However, that is just what happened at a meeting of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. A couple of days ago former Congressman and Green Party [...]

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Third Party Voter Registration Statistics in NV, CA, AK, and NY

December 12th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Nevada’s most recent voter registration statistics were posted in October of 2011. Green Party: 3,033 (0.27%) Independent American Party: 51,535 (4.55%) Libertarian Party: 7,111 (0.63%) Non-Partisan: 181,960 (16.05%) Other: 3,945 (0.35%)   California’s most recent voter registration statistics are from February 2011. American Independent Party: 417,567 (2.43%) Green Party: 113,118 (0.66%) Libertarian Party: 92,246 (0.54%) [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties · Right-wing minor parties · Socialist/left parties · Third parties, general

Independents and Third Parties Move Against Corporate Personhood in VT

December 8th, 2011 · 11 Comments

Corporate personhood is an issue that is not much discussed at major party debates and does not present itself in the platforms of either the Republicans or Democrats. However, amongst many third party activists and candidates, corporate personhood is a headlining issue. This article highlights how the issue has become an important one in Vermont [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Socialist/left parties

On Long Island: Green Party at Occupy/Peace Black Friday at Smith Haven Mall

November 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Green Party of Suffolk members participated in an “Occupy Black Friday” demonstration at Smith Haven Mall on Long Island on Black Friday. The Green Party of Suffolk endorsed the demonstration, and is an organization in the Suffolk Peace Network, which helped organize the action.

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Green candidate for mayor based in Occupy Tucson tent

November 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Mary DeCamp is the Green Party candidate for Mayor of Tuscon. Election Day is November 8th. DeCamp faces eviction from her house on November 10th. Though, she is currently inhabiting a tent at Occupy Tuscon.

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Former Green Party NYC Mayor candidate will celebrate Bank Transfer Day, November 5th

November 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Green Party of the United States holds official positions on the value of credit unions. And, you can celebrate Bank Transfer Day with Reverend Billy Talen, the 2009 Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York City.

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Jill Stein Launches Campaign for President (UPDATE)

October 24th, 2011 · 11 Comments

Source: Green Party Watch (BOSTON, MA) Jill Stein, a physician and former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, announced today she is running for President of the United States to provide an alternative to the “Wall Street parties” on issues such as jobs, universal health care, peace and climate change. She is seeking the nomination of the Green [...]

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Jill Stein presidential campaign announcement and money bloom today

October 24th, 2011 · 9 Comments

Source: Green Party Watch Medical doctor, community activist and Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party leader Jill Stein is set to announce her campaign for the Green Party presidential nomination on Monday Oct. 24th at the state house in Boston, MA. Her website at JillStein.org states, “America deserves a a Green New Deal that provides a secure future [...]

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Reverend Billy found “not guilty”, and announces support for Occupy Wall Street

October 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Former Green Party Mayor candidate “Reverend” Billy Talen was found “not guilty” of trespass. The charges stemmed from a demonstration in 2010, where Reverend Billy and his choir entered a bank building to protest the bank’s support of Mountaintop Removal coal extraction.

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Green Party and Working Families Party to defend Occupy Wall Street from eviction

October 13th, 2011 · 9 Comments

Both the Working Families Party and The Green Party have called for members and supporters to help Occupy Wall Street between now and tomorrow morning, when Mayor Bloomberg has threatened to evict them from Liberty Square.

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Green-Rainbow Party says: Keep hands off protesters

October 13th, 2011 · 9 Comments

The Massachusetts Green Party affiliate made a statement about police actions against Occupy Boston: “The Occupy Boston movement is an important and long overdue effort to assert the rights of our citizens to have a government and a society that works for all the people…The people who are gathering are exercising their rights of free speech under the Constitution, as well as their inherent rights to ask for redress of their grievances…The police need to be told to back off, and solutions to problems need to be negotiated with the protest organizers.”

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Third Party, Independent and Write-In Candidates In Today’s West Virginia Special Election for Governor

October 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Source:  ThirdPartyPolitics.us   Today West Virginia is holding a special gubernatorial election. Besides the Republican and Democratic candidates, there are two third party candidates, one independent candidate, and three write-ins. The third party candidates are the Mountain Party’s (West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party) Bob Henry Baber, former Mayor of Richwood, and Harry Bertram [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Third parties, general

Nader Is “Very Unlikely” To Run Again In 2012

July 5th, 2011 · 91 Comments

Chris Hedges at OpEdNews features a long interview with Ralph Nader.  It is a bit heavy on editorializing but features some good quotes from the consumer advocate ranging from budget fights to neoconservatism. One bit is particularly relevant for political junkies. When I asked Nader, who mounted campaigns for the presidency in 2000, 2004 and [...]

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Green Party Renews Call for Moratorium on Tasers

June 16th, 2011 · 6 Comments

From a Green Party of Suffolk press release: “The Green Party of Suffolk is outraged to discover that Suffolk County has continued using Tasers against its residents…”

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Green Party urges Obama to reverse decision to shun the third World Conference against Racism

June 9th, 2011 · 24 Comments

The Obama Administration has withdrawn from the third, World Conference Against Racism, an event sponsored by the United Nations. Green Party leaders have attended past events, support this third conference, and urge President Obama to reverse his decision.

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Attention Angelenos: Who will win, Libertarians or the Green Party?

May 13th, 2011 · 17 Comments

Green Party Vs. Libertarian Party softball game this weekend in Los Angeles to raise awareness of our two party dictatorship! Yes, you heard that right. The Greens will be playing in a softball game against supporters of the Libertarian Party. The event will be taking place, more specifically, in the San Fernando Valley. …to raise [...]

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Green Party: With Osama bin Laden’s Death, Rapid Withdrawal from Afghanistan

May 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Green Party leaders expressed hope that news of the killing of Osama bin Laden marks a new stage, in which US troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan; air assaults on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Libya are halted; the US presses Israel to observe full human rights and justice for the Palestinian people; and violations of domestic civil liberties are overturned.

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