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Independents to Minor Parties: Don't Fight Us; Join Us

Harry Kresky | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Independents, Proposition 14, Independent Voters, Minority Parties, Peace and Freedom, California Voters, Libertarian Party, California Politics, Rubin v Brown, Election 2012, Independent Parties, Green Party, Politics News
Harry Kresky

In the current situation, where the issue of the day is one of process, Americans understandably see minor parties as smaller versions of the major parties. They are declaring their independence from parties of all kinds.

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Ain't Easy Being Green

Stephen Robert Morse | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Third Party, Third Party Candidates, Green Party, Rick Santorum, Video, Media News
Stephen Robert Morse

When I created Ain't Easy Being Green, few Americans were talking about the pitfalls of America's two-party system. However, the time is now right for Americans to have more choices and be exposed to alternative views.

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Arizona Bill Would Result in Green Presidential Primary With No Green Candidates

Dave Maass | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Jill Stein, Ken Bennett, Ballot Access, Dark Horse Candidates, Sarah Gonzales, Election 2012, Arizona Primary, Rick Perry, Green Party, Politics News
Dave Maass

An election-reform bill working its way through the Arizona legislature would set next-to-impossible hurdles for Green candidates hoping to win their party's presidential nomination.

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How Many 'Third Parties' Will There Be In 2012?

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Third Party, President Obama, President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Libertarian, Barack Obama, Third Party Candidate, Independents, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012 Election, Third Parties, Ron Paul 2012, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Independent Candidates, Rand Paul Libertarian Party, Steven Colbert, Roseanne Rarr, Politics News
Sheri and Allan Rivlin

If the remarkable pattern of monthly Republican frontrunner changes had structural reasons, then the pattern could be repeated in the general election campaign, with potentially several minor party candidates rising in polls.

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Country Considers Bills Lifting Gay-Marriage Ban

AP | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Australia Gay Marriage, Australia, Australia Same-Sex Marriage, Australia Same Sex-Unions, Australia Parliament, Labor Party, Green Party, Same-Sex Unions, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News

CANBERRA, Australia — Two rival bills that would lift a ban on gay marriage in Australia have been introduced into Parliament weeks after the ru...

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Run Roseanne Run: Barr On California Presidential Ballot

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Roseanne Barr 2012, Roseanne Barr Presidential Candidate, Video, California, Roseanne Barr California Ballot, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Barr Green Party, California Ballot, Green Party, Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Roseanne Barr's name is on California's primary ballot as a Green Party candidate for president. Secretary of State Debra Bowen...

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Roseanne Barr Running For President: What Does She Believe?

Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Roseanne Barr 2012, Roseanne Bar Political Beliefs, TV Canada, Video, Roseanne Barr President, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Barr Green Party, Green Party, Roseanne for President, Presidential Election, Presidential Election 2012, Entertainment News

Roseanne Barr announced on Thursday evening that she is officially pursuing the Green Party's nomination for president of the United States, fulfillin...

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Roseanne Barr Seeks Green Party Presidential Nod

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Roseanne Barr 2012, Barr, Video, Barr 2012, Roseanne Barr for President, Roseanne Barr, Elections 2012, Roseanne Barr Green Party, 2012 Ection, Barr for President, Green Party, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination – and it's no joke. The actress-come...

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Obama's Educational Report Card Grade Is F

Alan Singer | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Education, Linda Darling-Hammond, Arne Duncan, Secondary Schools, Lobbying, Education Department, Proprietary Schools, No Child Left Behind, Nancy Pelosi, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Higher Education, Green Party, Barack Obama, Education News
Alan Singer

Obama's educational plan not only fails according to my standards, but worse, it fails according to his own.

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The State of the Left

Colleen Becker | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Jill Stein, Spoiling, Tea Party, The Great Society, MoveOn.Org, George W. Bush, Cheri Honkala, Occupy Wall Street, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Ows, Occupy Movements, Green Party, Occupy Dc, Presidential Election, Republican Party, Politics News
Colleen Becker

What the Occupation movements make patently clear is that its participants do not feel adequately represented by either the Democratic party or the Republican party.

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We Need a Green Tea Party, You Betcha

Brian Czech | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: U.S. Debt, Deficit Spending, Steady State Economy, Economic Growth, Tea Party, Green Party, U.S. Debt Crisis, Politics News
Brian Czech

To call for economic growth while demanding the death of deficit spending is like calling for a higher speed limit while demanding better gas mileage. The two goals don't jibe.

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The Hidden Power of Occupy Wall Street

Edward Murray | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Tea Party, Noam Chomsky, Libertarian, Mitch McConnell, Ron Paul, Democrat, Liberty Square, Barack Obama, Republican, Cnn, Michele Bachmann, Corporations, Occupy Wall Street, We Are the 99%, Green Party, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Edward Murray

Some people say Occupy Wall Street is a bunch of unemployed kids shouting, "Grr, money bad!" Young New Yorkers don't need to sleep in a park to complain about being broke; they have bars in Astoria for that.

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Greening the Dollar

Stephen Zarlenga | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Money Power, Deficit, Congress, National Debt, American Monetary Institute, Dennis Kucinich, Money System, Federal Reserve, American Monetary Act, HR 6550, Monetary Reform, Green Party, Sun Tzu, Business News
Stephen Zarlenga

Real progress on monetary reform is being made. Don't swallow the widespread negativism spread, out of error or by design, which tries to convince people that there's no use in fighting for justice.

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In Iran, Disunity at a Time of Instability

Masoud Shafaee | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Arab Spring, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Green Party, Tunisia, Egypt, World News
Masoud Shafaee

The Arab Spring has brought upheaval to its doorstep, vividly reminding the Iranian youth the explosive potential of people-power, all while the country's economic outlook continues to remain especially grim.

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Proud Member Of The Spiritual Left

Nancy Cronk | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Left, Easter, Green Party, Jesus, Spiritual, Democrat, Spring, Liberal, Passover, Earth Day, Christian, Religious, Jewish, Republican, Religion News
Nancy Cronk

When a person studies world religions, he or she soon finds there are many spiritual traditions in the world that are not obsessed with damning people to eternal hellfire.

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Was Rahm Right About Progressives?

Steven Hill | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: Electoral Reform, Progressives, Universal Voter Registration, Instant Runoff Voting, Progressive Movement, Barack Obama, Political Reform, Rahm Emmanuel, Germany, Direct Election of the President, Steven Hill, Public Financing of Campaigns, Proportional Representation, Free Media Time, Green Party, Politics News
Steven Hill

In 2009, then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel infamously said that progressives are "fucking retarded." Lately I've begun to think he was corr...

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Green News Report: April 5, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Co2, Natural Disasters, Fracking, Epa, Clean Energy, Coal, Chernobyl, Radioactivity, Iaea, Climate Change Denial, Green Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, Pennsylvania, Japan Earthquake, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Japan, BP Oil Spill, United Nations, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Nuclear, Pollution, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Contamination, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Waste, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bp, Subsidies, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Waste Management, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Toxic Waste, House of Representatives, Green Business, Don Blankenship, Tennessee, Deepwater Horizon, Paul Krugman, Farm Subsidies, Sewage, Massey Energy, Perchlorate, Bats, Utilities, Transocean, Executive Compensation, Upper Big Branch Mine, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking:...

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Green News Report: March 31, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Co2, Fracking, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Chernobyl, Electricity, Radioactivity, Germany, Fossil Fuels, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Contamination, California Air Resources Board, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Green Party, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, California, Dolphins, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Japan Earthquake, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Toxic Waste, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Natural Disasters, Iaea, Joshua Tree, Genetically Modified Food, GMO Foods, Barack Obama, Pennsylvania, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Airlines, Organic Farming, PG&E, Waste, Bp, Pacific Gas & Electric, Energy Efficiency, Monsanto, Waste Management, Tim Pawlenty, Smart Meter, National Parks, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama's '...

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Green News Report: March 29, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Co2, Epa, Arctic Ice Melt, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Electricity, Radioactivity, Fossil Fuels, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Contamination, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Japan Earthquake, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Toxic Waste, Japan, Russia, Fracking, United Nations, Clean Energy, Canada, Shipping, Chernobyl, Rising Sea Level, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Germany, California Air Resources Board, Green Party, Forests, Deforestation, Massey Energy, Dolphins, California, Texas, Superfund, Protests, Angela Merkel, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Fallout f...

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Green Party solutions from up north

Scott Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Greens, Canada, Henry George, Green Party, Ontario, Georgism, Geoist, Georgist, Green News
Scott Baker

They do things differently in Canada, where third parties have more influence than in the United States. Herein are a series of interesting remarks by two of the leading figures in the Green Party of Ontario.

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Almost an Independent

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Women's Rights, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, Civil Rights, Progressives, Basketball, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party, Bush Tax Cuts, Actblue, Rep. John B. Anderson, Gay Rights, The Middle Class, Koch Brothers, Rupert Murdoch, Hillary Clinton, Green Party, Politics News
Dennis Danziger

I remember the moment I decided to vote for then Senator Barack Obama for president. He was loosening up behind the three-point line in a gym packed ...

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Fight for NYC Schools Is Just Beginning

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Reform, Public Schools, Hearst Magazines, Charter Schools, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Cathie Black, Green Party, New York News
Alan Singer

New York City schools do not need a world-class manager. They need a fighter who will stand up to Bloomberg, Steiner, and Cuomo and demand funding for our schools rather than administer budget cuts.

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Protest: Education Experts Apply For Black's Old Hearst Job

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cathie Black Appointment, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg, Ny News, Protesting Cathie Black, Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg Cathie Black, Green Party, Cathie Black Protest, New York News

Education experts are protesting the appointment of Cathie Black to NYC schools chancellor earlier this week. Green Party members lined up at Hears...

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My Support for Ralph Nader Ten Years Later: Lessons Learned

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2000 Election, Green Party, Al Gore, Democratic Party, 2010 Elections, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

The less from 2000 is that the idea that one can "teach the Democrats a lesson" by voting for a progressive third party or not voting at all and thereby allowing Republicans to win just doesn't seem to work.

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Green candidate who almost tipped election to Buck won't run again

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Kinsey, Colorado Senate Race, Green Party, Denver Post, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Bob Kinsey came really, really close to becoming Colorado's version of Ralph Nader this year. Colorado's Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, Kinse...

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