I am a librarian by occupation. I appreciate books as a written record of our culture, society, civilization and history. I had been working recently in the “J” section of my library’s collection where the political science books are located and while there were many books about the Democratic Party and the GOP, the Libertarians [...]

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Legend has it that in A.D. 64 the emperor Nero (A.D. 37 - A.D. 68), last of the Caesars, set fire to Rome to see ‘how Troy would look when it was in flames’ and to serve as a suitable background for a recitation of his poetry while accompanying himself on the lyre.” Recent history [...]

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Green Party Political Director Brent McMillan is the guest on today’s Green Party Watch Radio. He will be discussing the election results of November 4th, the coming election in New Orleans, and other things as they come up.

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I think I share with many other Greens a deep sense of appreciation toward Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente for taking on one of the toughest jobs in America. They both spoke about building a movement, and I don’t think that work ended last night on Nov. 4. The political landscape has changed, and the [...]

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Two weeks ago a friend called me up to tell me that she had just voted early for Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente and she was so overjoyed she had to call someone and tell them (and she knew I would answer my phone).
Last week my mother-in-law in Iowa, who is not very political [...]

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To the captains of finance and Congress and the administration:
The fact is that this crisis is no news to economists or financial observers . It has been coming for sometime as a result of the housing bubble and low Fed rates. To be honest with you it really is not greed or some unknown or [...]

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In an article at OpEdNews, Amee Chew makes a compelling case for the Cynthia McKinney / Rosa Clemente vote:
The Green Party Presidential ticket of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente brings something special and unprecedented to U.S. politics. Not only are they the first all women-of-color ticket for President and Vice President. These women take [...]

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I am not the only one that has been trying to come up with a list of the hottest Green Party races to watch on November 4. There are so many! There are over 200 Green Party candidates on the ballot around the nation. What criteria can you apply to determine a race is “hot” [...]

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The Jewish Chronicle last month interviewed Jewish activists with the Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians. In this piece, two Jewish Wisconsin Greens write their views on the Green Party, what it stands for and why Jews should consider voting Green. I encourage you to read the piece entitled “Green Party Seeks to Defend Everyone’s Rights” [...]

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A video produced by Joe Truss of Oakland Greens and some of all parts has hit the YouTube with a series of brief glimpses of actual Greens explaining why we support Green and independent political action. In my opinion, all of us need to find our own way to do this sort of thing. [...]

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Steve and Lisa Kramer have a podcast they host called “Secret Frequency”, and from a brief listen to the latest edition, Pallin Around with Terrorists, I can say that I believe it’s worth your time…even if they do go into a bit more baseball than some.
Very entertaining and Steve and Lisa do a great job.

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I imagine many of us, especially those of us who did the tough work of running for office, will want to take a few days, weeks or months off. That’s understandable.
Some folks are creating regional plans, such as folks from North Carolina working with folks in Virginia. Others will be ready to walk [...]

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In these days of economic collapse, it is critical for people to act decisively and quickly to begin the process of restructuring our local communities.The election will not fix the economy. We have not yet begun that fight. Stimulus packages will not fix the economy. The infrastructure investment would be improved by such spending but [...]

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In a statement you can either read or listen to, Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford writes about the donations flowing to Barack Obama from voters sending in small donations.
The world of high finance may be traumatized and dysfunctional, but there’s still a bull market in the buying and selling of the U.S. presidency.
As [...]

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Van Jones
Getting started at about the same time we did here at GPW, Pinko Magazine has an interesting article about a program at Radio Nation with Laura Flanders. The program includes Van Jones of Green for All, and our own Rosa Clemente. You can listen to the program here

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