A Message from the Green Party USA

 

 

 

This week, the Obama Administration rolled out a plan to throw another trillion dollars at banks.  That’s $1,000,000,000,000, going to companies largely responsible for the current recession.

Government should be holding the financial sector accountable for the damage that’s been done to the economy, for the millions of lost jobs in recent months.  Government should be directly helping people at risk, many of whom made no substantial mistakes but have lost their jobs or their savings anyway.  But government is prioritizing Wall Street over Main Street.

This isn’t the change that so many Americans clamored for a few short months ago.  This new wrinkle to trickle-down economics isn’t going to inspire hope.

The real change is the change offered by the Green Party.  The real hope is in the Green Party’s genuine vision for a sustainable future.

The Green Party needs your help to make this sustainable future a reality.  Unlike the other parties, we don’t take contributions from the corporations we’re forking billions of dollars over to.  In fact, we don’t take contributions from any corporations at all.  So we are extremely reliant on average Americans, the very people facing uncertain futures right now.

This is why we urge those of you who are able to give to the Green Party of the United States today.  We too are facing mounting bills and pressure to stay afloat through the down cycle in the economy.  And we understand too that many other groups are facing similar prospects and have similar needs.  We can’t say that those other groups aren’t important.  But we can say why the Green Party is, and why the success of the Green Party is so critical as our nation teeters.

The Green Party is still the largest political party in the United States which is dedicated to establishing Single Payer Universal Health Coverage.  As more people lose their jobs, the necessity for access to health care becomes increasingly dire, but the Obama Administration keeps signaling new handouts to insurance companies as their preferred option.  Green momentum is critical to push Washington toward the solution that people actually want. The Green Party is still demanding that we get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, slash the Pentagon’s budget, and use that money to help the American people.  But the Obama Administration hedges on Iraq, and sends more combat troops to Afghanistan, while expanding the war across the Pakistani border.  This is costing more American lives and billions of American dollars.  Green momentum is essential to confront Obama with the reality that he’s not doing what the people want.

Without the Green voice calling out the federal government on economic policy, health care, and foreign policy, the corporate voices ring that much louder.  We can’t afford for them to pocket any more of our money – and be sure that we’ll be paying for all of it.

We are not the alternative – we are the imperative.  Rosa Clemente

Partido Verde y San Patricio

Green Party Calls Upon Bard College Not to Terminate Dr. Joel Kovel Accuses College of Dismissing Kovel for Writings on Zionism and Israel

Green Party of New York State http://www.web.gpnys.com

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

 

Contacts:

Peter LaVenia, chair2@gpnys.org, 518-463-8653

Eric Jones, chair@gpnys.org, 716-908-5226

 

 

Green Party Calls Upon Bard College Not to Terminate Dr. Joel Kovel

 

Accuses College of Dismissing Kovel for Writings on Zionism and Israel

 

 

The Green Party of New York State condemns the recent termination of

Dr. Joel Kovel by Bard College after 20 years on its faculty. We agree

with Dr. Kovel, a former Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate

from New York, that this termination appears to be motivated by

political considerations, notably his outspoken criticism in recent

years of Zionism and Israeli policy. This incident is part of an

escalating attack in America on academics who are critical of Israel’s

behavior in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Party calls on

Bard College to immediately reinstate Dr. Kovel and restore its

reputation as one of the most open and intellectually diverse campuses

in the nation.

 

“A fundamental principle of mine is that the educator must criticize

the injustices of the world, whether or not this involves him or her

in conflict with the powers that be,” noted Dr. Kovel. “The systematic

failure of the academy to do so plays no small role in the

perpetuation of injustice and state violence. In no sphere of

political action does this principle apply more vigorously than with

the question of Zionism; and in no country is this issue more

strategically important than in the United States, given the fact that

United States support is necessary for Israel’s behavior.”

 

Dr. Kovel, who is Jewish, practiced psychiatry and psychoanalysis for

twenty-four years. In 1988 he was appointed to the Alger Hiss Chair of

Social Studies at Bard College. He has published over a hundred

articles and essays and nine books, including White Racism, which was

nominated for a National Book Award in 1972. More recently, he has

obtained national attention for his writings on ecosocialism,

including the acclaimed book, The Enemy of Nature.

While Bard defends its action on the grounds of budgetary constraints,

Dr. Kovel said that his problems with the Bard administration began

shortly after he published an article in 2002 entitled “Zionism’s Bad

Conscience.” In 2003, after the publication of another article on the

“one-state solution” in Israel/Palestine — which would grant full

equal rights to all residents, whether Israeli or Palestinian — he

was informed by the Dean and Executive Vice-President of the college

that he would henceforth be employed half-time.

 

In 2007, after publication by The University of Michigan of his book

Overcoming Zionism, Dr. Kovel came under attack by various

pro-Israeli groups and the book was pulled from distribution.

Bard College did

nothing during this period to defend or protect his rights as a

faculty member — a highly unusual act by any institution of higher

learning. Only public outcry forced the publisher to reinstate the

work. Finally, the committee to review his contract this year included

the campus’ Protestant chaplain, Professor Bruce Chilton, an outspoken

member of pro-Zionist circles.

 

“This is an act that has disturbing implications for any scholar that

questions the orthodoxy on Zionism,” said Green Party of New York

State co-chair Peter LaVenia. “Professor Norman Finkelstein was denied

tenure at DePaul University in 2007 because of his numerous works

questioning Zionism and Israeli policies. Professors John Mearsheimer

and Stephen Walt — both hardly political radicals — have been

shunned from numerous speaking engagements because of their book, The

Israel Lobby.

 

“The academy is supposed to be a place where controversial ideas are

welcomed as contributing to knowledge, debate, and discussion: the

foundation of any involved democratic citizenry,” continued Mr.

LaVenia. “This is a systematic attempt by disapproving members of the

public and academic administrations to silence a point of view with

which they disagree.”

 

“I take the view that Israeli human rights abuses are deeply engrained

in a culture of impunity, granted chiefly, though not exclusively, in

the United States — which culture arises from suppression of debate

and open inquiry within those institutions, such as colleges, whose

social role it is to enlighten the public,” said Dr. Kovel.

“Therefore, if the world stands outraged at Israeli aggression in

Gaza, it should also be outraged at institutions in the United States

that grant Israel impunity. In my view, Bard College is one such

institution. It has suppressed critical engagement with Israel and

Zionism, and therefore has enabled abuses such as have occurred and

are occurring in Gaza.”

Blago Should Go

INTRODUCTION

The State of Illinois has been in the news recently and it is not because of the recent election and innauguration of Barack Obama as President. Illinois has a Governor whose name is Rod Blagojevich and he is fighting attempts at impeachment and resignation. Blagojevich or Blago is not fighting it at home but with a World Tour [using the phrase of the Libertarian Party of Illinois] which took him to “Good Morning America”, “The View”, “Larry King Live”, and Fox News Channel.

THE STORY AND ITS CAUSE

The problem with Blagojevich was that he attempted to sell Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat to the highest bidder. This lead to his arrest by the Federal Government and has made Illinois a laughing stock of the world. It also undercuts Blagojevich’s promise that he would be a catalyst for change. He has bought time by sending to the Senate Seat a respectable person called Mr. Burris. Mr. Burris was appointed by Blagojevich and was almost turned away by Reid [a Nevada Lawmaker in Washington DC].

What gave Blagojevich a reprieve were telehone conversations between Reid and Blagojevich which stated that Reid preferred Lisa Madigan [a White Anglo-Saxon] over Jesse Jackson Jr. [an African American] because Ms. Madigan was “electable”. Regardless, the problem has not been resolved even with Blago declaring that he offered the Senate Seat to Oprah Winfrey.

Rod Blagojevich has also been accused of committing mail fraud, attempts to bribe the Chicago Tribune with funds from the State of Illinois, and attempting to obtain campaign contributions from the Children’s Memorial Hospital.

What is Rod Blagojevich to do in the face of what has transpired? He should resign his office and admit that the political process in Illinois governed by Republicans and Democrats is a mess. The Governing Elite in Illinois should also resign as well.

RESIGN

Rod Blagojevich should resign since he has abused the powers that were conferred to him in two elections. He has abused the trust that the people of Illinois placed on him. He has done a lot for the people but his mistakes would have forced someone else out a long time ago.

Mr. Blagojevich should resign since he attempted to sell a Senate Seat, bribe a member of the media, commit mail fraud, and attempt to obtain contributions in an illegal matter from a Children’s Hospital.

Another reason he should resign is that he does not represent all of the people of Illinois including minor parties.

Rod Blagojevich [as well

as the Powers in Illinois] have excluded the Green Party of Illinois from the gubernatorial debate of 2006. This is a flagrant violation of human rights against those who believe that different viewpoints should be heard. It appears that such a different opinion includes the need for transparent government.

For those not familiar with this scandal, Blagojevich and the Republican Candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2006 whose name was Judy Baar Topinka committed themselves orally to a debate in Southern Illinois. The debate was sponsored by the Paul Simon Public Library Institute and WSIU. Both Blagojevich and Topinka pulled out at the last minute because they could not debate a Green Party Candidate.

Dave Brady [who is the State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Illinois] has commented about the “outrageous” and “arrogant” behaviour of Blagojevich and other elected officials in Illinois. He also commented on the “abuse of public trust” by politicians while “enriching” themselves.

I agree with Mr. Brady that the culture of “anything goes” by the Republicans and Democrats have gone too far and that Blagojevich should pay the same price as his predecessors. Mr. Blagojevich should resign with dignity and accept whatever sentence that is handed out. The Govenrment of Illinois should do the same thing as well and there should be special elections in which ALL Political Parties are included.

Reference:

http://www.il.lp.org/

http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com /2009/01/03/is-harry-reid-a-ra cist/

http://www.ballot-access.org/ 2006/110106.html

http://www.whitneyforgov.org/ joomla/index.php?option=com_co ntent&task=view&id=1&a mp;Itemid=9

Greens offer six big steps for economic recovery

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

 

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,

mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Greens offer six big steps for economic recovery

 

• Greens support workers occupying a factory in Chicago after layoff:

bailout money isn’t being used to help working Americans

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that the incoming

Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to

reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for

Americans.

 

The steps include a Green public works program, aid for state and

muncipal governments, expansion of mass transit, Single-Payer health

care, a peace dividend gained by ending the occupations of Iraq and

Afghanistan, and an end to the wasteful war on drugs.

 

Green Party candidates running for local, state, and national office

in 2008 promoted many of these ideas even before the crisis

precipitated.  In September, Cynthia McKinney published a ten-point

list of solutions and reforms in response to the Wall Street meltdown,

titled “Seize the Time”

(http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/mckinney-messages).

 

Greens expressed support for United Electrical Workers union members

occupying a Republic Windows and Doors plant in Chicago after the

plant was shut down and they were laid off with three days’ notice and

told they had no assurance of receiving severance and unused vacationpay.  The company’s creditor, Bank of America, received $25 billion

from the government’s financial bailout package.  Greens said that the

bank’s actions, including refusal to allow Republic to give workers 60

days notice (as required by law), demonstrates how bailout money isn’t

being used to assist working Americans facing financial hardship.

 

Six Green steps for economic recovery:

 

(1) Enact a massive Green public works program, creating new

living-wage jobs in conservation (including weatherization and energy

retro-fitting); clean and safe energy technologies to replace fossil

fuel and nuclear sources and create a carbon-free economy; repair and

improvement of America’s deteriorating infrastructure (especially

water and sewer systems); and improvement of public schools and Green

job training programs.

 

“The collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis in 2007 was a result

of the neglect and starvation of funds for maintaining infrastructure

that was built decades ago.  The ideology of privatization and

hostility to ‘big government’ is no longer tenable during the

financial crisis — the current White House and Congress conceded as

much when they began pushing for bailouts.  Public works programs

built America, and public works, with hundreds of thousands of new

Green jobs, is what America needs now for economic recovery,” said

Rosa Clemente, the Green Party’s 2008 candidate for Vice President

(http://www.rosaclemente.com).

 

“We’re encouraged that President-elect Obama intends to launch a

public works program along these basic lines, but we hope Congress and

his own administration don’t undermine and dilute such a program out

of traditional Democratic and Republican loyalty to corporate

interests and fear of being labeled liberal or socialist.  It’s time

to follow the lead of the Green Jobs For All movement,” Ms. Clemente

added.

 

(2) Bail out financially ailing towns, cities, and states before

bailing out private corporations: millions of public sector and

contractor jobs depend on the fiscal security of municipal and state

governments.

 

Greens noted that municipalities and states are businesses that drive

state and local economies throughout the US.  They also provide the

social safety net that millions of working people need during the

current crisis. 3) Jumpstart our country’s mass transit system, giving people an

alternative to cars while saving them money and providing jobs.

 

“Making autos more efficient will only get us part way toward solving

our energy and climate challenges.  We need to get people out of their

cars altogether.  Communities need the ability to provide local

solutions for mass transprotation: new trains, subways, light rail

wherever they fit,” said Wes Rolley, co-chair of the Green Party’s

EcoAction Committee.

 

(4) Enact a Single-Payer/Medicare For All national health plan,

providing every American with coverage and removing the burden of

health care from small and large private businesses.

 

“The skyrocketing cost of health care under our private health care

system has created much of the economic instability as businesses

struggle to provide workers health benefits.  If President Obama and

Congress have the political will to resist the power of the insurance,

HMO, and pharmaceutical industries that siphon their profits off

America’s need for health care, the relief that Single-Payer will be a

huge economic boost,” said Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party

of the United States.

 

Single-Payer would cover all Americans regardless of income,

employment, residence, age, or prior medical condition, allowing

choice of health care provider, and costing working people far less

than they now pay for private coverage.  In 2003, the New England

Journal of Medicine published an article estimating that Single-Payer

could cut health care costs by $350 billion annually

(http://www.pnhp.org/publications/nejmadmin.pdf).  Greens sharply

criticized Barack Obama during the election season for rejecting

Single-Payer out of concern for health insurance companies.

 

(5) End the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

“The staggering expense of the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions and

occupations haven’t only cost American, Iraqi, and Afghan lives.  It

also ate up trillions of dollars away that could have been spent on

human and environmental needs.  If we call home our troops right now,

we can divert the money needed for military occupations to Green

public works and other programs to jumpstart the economy — a new

peace dividend,” said Starlene Rankin, co-chair of the Lavender Green

Caucus.

 

The Green Party opposed both wars from the beginning and has

criticized Mr. Obama’s plans for delayed and partial troop withdrawal

from Iraq and for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

 

(6) End the war on drugs, which wastes billions annually, hasn’tcurbed drug use, and ruins lives by incarcerating nonviolent offenders

(mostly young, African American, Latino, and poor white) at further

government expense.

 

“The war on drugs is America’s longest and costliest war.  With

Afghanistan providing the world’s biggest poppy crop, it’s one of the

main reasons the US is fighting a war there,” said Cliff Thornton,

co-chair of the Green Party and co-founder of Efficacy, Inc.

(http://www.efficacy-online.org), which promotes major reforms in drug

policy.

 

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron has estimated that legalizing cannabis

would save federal, state, and local governments $44 billion a year in

enforcement costs (http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/mironreport.html).

Governments could collect another $33 billion in revenues by taxing

cannabis as heavily as alcohol and tobacco.

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Tally of Green election victories

http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html

• Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:

http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

 

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,

mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Greens offer six big steps for economic recovery

 

• Greens support workers occupying a factory in Chicago after layoff:

bailout money isn’t being used to help working Americans

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that the incoming

Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to

reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for

Americans.

 

The steps include a Green public works program, aid for state and

muncipal governments, expansion of mass transit, Single-Payer health

care, a peace dividend gained by ending the occupations of Iraq and

Afghanistan, and an end to the wasteful war on drugs.

 

Green Party candidates running for local, state, and national office

in 2008 promoted many of these ideas even before the crisis

precipitated.  In September, Cynthia McKinney published a ten-point

list of solutions and reforms in response to the Wall Street meltdown,

titled “Seize the Time”

(http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/mckinney-messages).

 

Greens expressed support for United Electrical Workers union members

occupying a Republic Windows and Doors plant in Chicago after the

plant was shut down and they were laid off with three days’ notice and

told they had no assurance of receiving severance and unused vacationpay.  The company’s creditor, Bank of America, received $25 billion

from the government’s financial bailout package.  Greens said that the

bank’s actions, including refusal to allow Republic to give workers 60

days notice (as required by law), demonstrates how bailout money isn’t

being used to assist working Americans facing financial hardship.

 

Six Green steps for economic recovery:

 

(1) Enact a massive Green public works program, creating new

living-wage jobs in conservation (including weatherization and energy

retro-fitting); clean and safe energy technologies to replace fossil

fuel and nuclear sources and create a carbon-free economy; repair and

improvement of America’s deteriorating infrastructure (especially

water and sewer systems); and improvement of public schools and Green

job training programs.

 

“The collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis in 2007 was a result

of the neglect and starvation of funds for maintaining infrastructure

that was built decades ago.  The ideology of privatization and

hostility to ‘big government’ is no longer tenable during the

financial crisis — the current White House and Congress conceded as

much when they began pushing for bailouts.  Public works programs

built America, and public works, with hundreds of thousands of new

Green jobs, is what America needs now for economic recovery,” said

Rosa Clemente, the Green Party’s 2008 candidate for Vice President

(http://www.rosaclemente.com).

 

“We’re encouraged that President-elect Obama intends to launch a

public works program along these basic lines, but we hope Congress and

his own administration don’t undermine and dilute such a program out

of traditional Democratic and Republican loyalty to corporate

interests and fear of being labeled liberal or socialist.  It’s time

to follow the lead of the Green Jobs For All movement,” Ms. Clemente

added.

 

(2) Bail out financially ailing towns, cities, and states before

bailing out private corporations: millions of public sector and

contractor jobs depend on the fiscal security of municipal and state

governments.

 

Greens noted that municipalities and states are businesses that drive

state and local economies throughout the US.  They also provide the

social safety net that millions of working people need during the

current crisis. 3) Jumpstart our country’s mass transit system, giving people an

alternative to cars while saving them money and providing jobs.

 

“Making autos more efficient will only get us part way toward solving

our energy and climate challenges.  We need to get people out of their

cars altogether.  Communities need the ability to provide local

solutions for mass transprotation: new trains, subways, light rail

wherever they fit,” said Wes Rolley, co-chair of the Green Party’s

EcoAction Committee.

 

(4) Enact a Single-Payer/Medicare For All national health plan,

providing every American with coverage and removing the burden of

health care from small and large private businesses.

 

“The skyrocketing cost of health care under our private health care

system has created much of the economic instability as businesses

struggle to provide workers health benefits.  If President Obama and

Congress have the political will to resist the power of the insurance,

HMO, and pharmaceutical industries that siphon their profits off

America’s need for health care, the relief that Single-Payer will be a

huge economic boost,” said Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party

of the United States.

 

Single-Payer would cover all Americans regardless of income,

employment, residence, age, or prior medical condition, allowing

choice of health care provider, and costing working people far less

than they now pay for private coverage.  In 2003, the New England

Journal of Medicine published an article estimating that Single-Payer

could cut health care costs by $350 billion annually

(http://www.pnhp.org/publications/nejmadmin.pdf).  Greens sharply

criticized Barack Obama during the election season for rejecting

Single-Payer out of concern for health insurance companies.

 

(5) End the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

“The staggering expense of the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions and

occupations haven’t only cost American, Iraqi, and Afghan lives.  It

also ate up trillions of dollars away that could have been spent on

human and environmental needs.  If we call home our troops right now,

we can divert the money needed for military occupations to Green

public works and other programs to jumpstart the economy — a new

peace dividend,” said Starlene Rankin, co-chair of the Lavender Green

Caucus.

 

The Green Party opposed both wars from the beginning and has

criticized Mr. Obama’s plans for delayed and partial troop withdrawal

from Iraq and for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

 

(6) End the war on drugs, which wastes billions annually, hasn’tcurbed drug use, and ruins lives by incarcerating nonviolent offenders

(mostly young, African American, Latino, and poor white) at further

government expense.

 

“The war on drugs is America’s longest and costliest war.  With

Afghanistan providing the world’s biggest poppy crop, it’s one of the

main reasons the US is fighting a war there,” said Cliff Thornton,

co-chair of the Green Party and co-founder of Efficacy, Inc.

(http://www.efficacy-online.org), which promotes major reforms in drug

policy.

 

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron has estimated that legalizing cannabis

would save federal, state, and local governments $44 billion a year in

enforcement costs (http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/mironreport.html).

Governments could collect another $33 billion in revenues by taxing

cannabis as heavily as alcohol and tobacco.

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Tally of Green election victories

http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html

• Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:

http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

 

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,

mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Greens offer six big steps for economic recovery

 

• Greens support workers occupying a factory in Chicago after layoff:

bailout money isn’t being used to help working Americans

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that the incoming

Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to

reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for

Americans.

 

The steps include a Green public works program, aid for state and

muncipal governments, expansion of mass transit, Single-Payer health

care, a peace dividend gained by ending the occupations of Iraq and

Afghanistan, and an end to the wasteful war on drugs.

 

Green Party candidates running for local, state, and national office

in 2008 promoted many of these ideas even before the crisis

precipitated.  In September, Cynthia McKinney published a ten-point

list of solutions and reforms in response to the Wall Street meltdown,

titled “Seize the Time”

(http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/mckinney-messages).

 

Greens expressed support for United Electrical Workers union members

occupying a Republic Windows and Doors plant in Chicago after the

plant was shut down and they were laid off with three days’ notice and

told they had no assurance of receiving severance and unused vacationpay.  The company’s creditor, Bank of America, received $25 billion

from the government’s financial bailout package.  Greens said that the

bank’s actions, including refusal to allow Republic to give workers 60

days notice (as required by law), demonstrates how bailout money isn’t

being used to assist working Americans facing financial hardship.

 

Six Green steps for economic recovery:

 

(1) Enact a massive Green public works program, creating new

living-wage jobs in conservation (including weatherization and energy

retro-fitting); clean and safe energy technologies to replace fossil

fuel and nuclear sources and create a carbon-free economy; repair and

improvement of America’s deteriorating infrastructure (especially

water and sewer systems); and improvement of public schools and Green

job training programs.

 

“The collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis in 2007 was a result

of the neglect and starvation of funds for maintaining infrastructure

that was built decades ago.  The ideology of privatization and

hostility to ‘big government’ is no longer tenable during the

financial crisis — the current White House and Congress conceded as

much when they began pushing for bailouts.  Public works programs

built America, and public works, with hundreds of thousands of new

Green jobs, is what America needs now for economic recovery,” said

Rosa Clemente, the Green Party’s 2008 candidate for Vice President

(http://www.rosaclemente.com).

 

“We’re encouraged that President-elect Obama intends to launch a

public works program along these basic lines, but we hope Congress and

his own administration don’t undermine and dilute such a program out

of traditional Democratic and Republican loyalty to corporate

interests and fear of being labeled liberal or socialist.  It’s time

to follow the lead of the Green Jobs For All movement,” Ms. Clemente

added.

 

(2) Bail out financially ailing towns, cities, and states before

bailing out private corporations: millions of public sector and

contractor jobs depend on the fiscal security of municipal and state

governments.

 

Greens noted that municipalities and states are businesses that drive

state and local economies throughout the US.  They also provide the

social safety net that millions of working people need during the

current crisis. 3) Jumpstart our country’s mass transit system, giving people an

alternative to cars while saving them money and providing jobs.

 

“Making autos more efficient will only get us part way toward solving

our energy and climate challenges.  We need to get people out of their

cars altogether.  Communities need the ability to provide local

solutions for mass transprotation: new trains, subways, light rail

wherever they fit,” said Wes Rolley, co-chair of the Green Party’s

EcoAction Committee.

 

(4) Enact a Single-Payer/Medicare For All national health plan,

providing every American with coverage and removing the burden of

health care from small and large private businesses.

 

“The skyrocketing cost of health care under our private health care

system has created much of the economic instability as businesses

struggle to provide workers health benefits.  If President Obama and

Congress have the political will to resist the power of the insurance,

HMO, and pharmaceutical industries that siphon their profits off

America’s need for health care, the relief that Single-Payer will be a

huge economic boost,” said Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party

of the United States.

 

Single-Payer would cover all Americans regardless of income,

employment, residence, age, or prior medical condition, allowing

choice of health care provider, and costing working people far less

than they now pay for private coverage.  In 2003, the New England

Journal of Medicine published an article estimating that Single-Payer

could cut health care costs by $350 billion annually

(http://www.pnhp.org/publications/nejmadmin.pdf).  Greens sharply

criticized Barack Obama during the election season for rejecting

Single-Payer out of concern for health insurance companies.

 

(5) End the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

“The staggering expense of the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions and

occupations haven’t only cost American, Iraqi, and Afghan lives.  It

also ate up trillions of dollars away that could have been spent on

human and environmental needs.  If we call home our troops right now,

we can divert the money needed for military occupations to Green

public works and other programs to jumpstart the economy — a new

peace dividend,” said Starlene Rankin, co-chair of the Lavender Green

Caucus.

 

The Green Party opposed both wars from the beginning and has

criticized Mr. Obama’s plans for delayed and partial troop withdrawal

from Iraq and for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

 

(6) End the war on drugs, which wastes billions annually, hasn’tcurbed drug use, and ruins lives by incarcerating nonviolent offenders

(mostly young, African American, Latino, and poor white) at further

government expense.

 

“The war on drugs is America’s longest and costliest war.  With

Afghanistan providing the world’s biggest poppy crop, it’s one of the

main reasons the US is fighting a war there,” said Cliff Thornton,

co-chair of the Green Party and co-founder of Efficacy, Inc.

(http://www.efficacy-online.org), which promotes major reforms in drug

policy.

 

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron has estimated that legalizing cannabis

would save federal, state, and local governments $44 billion a year in

enforcement costs (http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/mironreport.html).

Governments could collect another $33 billion in revenues by taxing

cannabis as heavily as alcohol and tobacco.

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Tally of Green election victories

http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html

• Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:

http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

 

 

 

Green Party Accuses Obama of Being Traitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Green Party of America has accused President Elect Barack Obama of pandering to corporations and “warhawks” with the appointments of Rahm Emanuel, his choice of vice president such as Joseph Biden, nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General, and former Governor of Iowa Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary.

Cliff Thornton who is the spokesperson for the Green Party of the USA accused the emerging Obama Administration of not living to its promise of change. He also revealed the records of each of the nominees. The following was taken from the Green Party USA Press Release.

“Greens called Mr. Obama’s choice of Rahm Emanuel for White House Chief

of Staff especially unfortunate, citing Mr. Emanuel’s position as

managing director of investment banks Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein,

earning him $18 million between 1999 and 2002 and his track record in

Congress since 2003. The appointment of Mr. Emanuel confirms Mr. Obama’s pledge to AIPAC that he will maintain the same uncritical support for Israel as the

Clinton and Bush administrations, whose policies resulted in

increasing human rights violations against Palestinians and greater

instability in the region.  Mr. Emanuel was also one of the original

drafters of NAFTA and now favors similar antidemocratic ‘free trade’

pacts with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea which would cost more jobs and suppress environmental and labor protections.

 

Despite his reputation in the media as a defender of

working people, Mr. Biden helped draft a law signed by President Bush

that relaxed regulations on financial institutions, giving them more

power over Americans facing financial problems and transferring risk

from predatory lenders to borrowers.  As an architect of mandatory

minimum drug laws (including the RAVE Act), Sen. Biden helped put the

children of working families behind bars.

 

Among the corporate-connected names on the list for the Obama Cabinet

are Eric Holder, Jr. for Attorney General and former Iowa Gov. Tom

Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture.  Mr. Holder is a partner at

Covington & Burling, which represents the National Football League,

Chiquita, and Merck, and Gov. Vilsack is an enthusiastic advocate of

genetically engineered crops and corn- and soy-based biofuels, with

ties to Monsanto, whose products and policies have destroyed

independent and family farms around the world.”

 

I am already making plans to invite the Green Party of America for an interview. There is no guarantee that they will reply. I will also check these reports by the Green Party of America and publish them.

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/green-party-accuses-obama-selling-out-corporations-4

Green Party: “Obama Is A Traitor”

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

Thursday, November 20, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,

mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Greens urge Obama to appoint Cabinet members dedicated to real change,

not more corporate operatives and warhawks like Rahm Emanuel

 

• A Cabinet full of corporate honchos, lawyers, and shills will not

“look like America,” say Greens

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders called on President-elect Barack

Obama to appoint a Cabinet that will pursue real reform, in accord

with Mr. Obama’s promise of change in the new administration.

 

“Democratic and Republican presidents alike have a record of naming

industry chiefs, corporate board members and lawyers, and others loyal

to wealthy, elite interests,” said Holly Hart, secretary of the Green

Party of the United States.  “If President Obama truly believes in

‘change we can believe in,’ he’ll appoint a Cabinet that looks like

America — not just in ethnic and gender diversity, but in its

dedication to the needs of working Americans and the goal of

international peace and justice.”

 

Greens called Mr. Obama’s choice of Rahm Emanuel for White House Chief

of Staff especially unfortunate, citing Mr. Emanuel’s position as

managing director of investment banks Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein,

earning him $18 million between 1999 and 2002 and his track record in

Congress since 2003. The appointment of Mr. Emanuel confirms Mr. Obama’s pledge to AIPAC

that he will maintain the same uncritical support for Israel as the

Clinton and Bush administrations, whose policies resulted in

increasing human rights violations against Palestinians and greater

instability in the region.  Mr. Emanuel was also one of the original

drafters of NAFTA and now favors similar antidemocratic ‘free trade’

pacts with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, which would cost more US

jobs and suppress environmental and labor protections.

 

Green Party leaders said that Rahm Emanuel’s appointment was

consistent with Mr. Obama’s choice of Sen. Joe Biden as his Vice

President.  Despite his reputation in the media as a defender of

working people, Mr. Biden helped draft a law signed by President Bush

that relaxed regulations on financial institutions, giving them more

power over Americans facing financial problems and transferring risk

from predatory lenders to borrowers.  As an architect of mandatory

minimum drug laws (including the RAVE Act), Sen. Biden helped put the

children of working families behind bars.

 

Among the corporate-connected names on the list for the Obama Cabinet

are Eric Holder, Jr. for Attorney General and former Iowa Gov. Tom

Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture.  Mr. Holder is a partner at

Covington & Burling, which represents the National Football League,

Chiquita, and Merck, and Gov. Vilsack is an enthusiastic advocate of

genetically engineered crops and corn- and soy-based biofuels, with

ties to Monsanto, whose products and policies have destroyed

independent and family farms around the world.

 

“Barack Obama’s mantra of ‘change’ is already a lie.  With Rahm

Emanuel as his Chief of Staff, and with Hillary Clinton rumored to be

Secretary of State, the Obama White House is ready to pursue much of

the same agenda as previous administrations,” said Cliff Thornton,

co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.  “It’s a twisted

irony that some tried to tag Obama as a socialist, a  perception that

will make it that much easier for his administration to continue the

practice of redistributing wealth from middle- and low-income

Americans to America’s wealthiest.  Bill Clinton was denounced as a

liberal by the same right-wing pundits whose corporate buddies he was

handing America over to.  The same sell-out is going to happen all

over again.”

 

“Voters who elected Barack Obama because of his promise of change and

the hope of a progressive administration need to wake up and realize

they’re in for yet another fight.  Only if the voters hold Obama to

his promises can we avoid the same pro-corporate and warhawk policies

that came out of the disastrous Clinton and Bush White Houses,” added

Mr. Thornton. MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Running tally of Green election victories

http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html

• Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:

http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

VOTE FOR MCKINNEY & CLEMENTE

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

Sunday, November 2, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,

mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Greens appeal to progressive, independent, antiwar voters: invest your

vote in McKinney & Clemente on Election Day

 

• Greens promote ten videos of McKinney speaking on major issues;

Green leaders stress ‘Green Imperative’ of building a progressive US

party

 

• Obama doesn’t represent the views of millions of his own supporters

who want real change in US politics; voters who seek a permanent

alternative to two-party politics should vote for Green McKinney

instead of independent Nader

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders are urging progressive,

independent, and antiwar voters to invest their votes in a growing

progressive, antiwar party on Election Day 2008 by voting for the

Green Party presidential ticket: Cynthia McKinney for President, Rosa

Clemente for Vice President.

 

Greens are making a special appeal to Obama and Nader supporters to

vote for the ‘Green Imperative’ on November 4.  Ms. McKinney is

currently featured in ten online videos in which she details her

positions on major issues, including corporate bailouts, foreign

policy, health care, the rights of Katrina survivors, and the Green

challenge to two-party dominance.  Links to the clips are listed

below. Millions of Americans who favor the Green Party’s positions on the

wars, health care, global warming, and other important issues plan to

vote for Barack Obama, who doesn’t share their views.  It’s not enough

just to defeat John McCain and the GOP agenda,” said Green vice

presidential candidate Rosa Clemente.

 

“Democrats have retreated over and over and voted for Bush-Cheney

policies — war funding, the unconstitutional US Patriotic Act,

telecomm immunity, corporate handouts and taxbreaks, the death

penalty, record incarceration rates, and a $700 billion Wall Street

bailout that doesn’t help working Americans.  The only way to reverse

the dangerous direction of US politics is to build a real opposition

party.  Voting for Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente will strengthen

a party that’s dedicated to ecological, antiwar, and truly democratic

values and doesn’t take money and orders from corporations,” Ms.

Clemente added.

 

Greens stressed that votes for the Green presidential candidates, as

well as for Green candidates for state and local office, will also

help some state Green Parties achieve or keep official party status in

their states.  For example, Iowa requires 2% in a presidential race to

maintain a party’s ballot line, Arkansas requires 3%, and Minnesota

and Rhode Island each require 5%.

 

Green Party leaders praised Ralph Nader for his strong political

positions and have argued for his inclusion in the presidential

debates (along with Ms. McKinney and other excluded candidates).  But

they said that votes for Mr. Nader would have no effect after Election

Day, since he’s running as an independent.  Mr. Nader’s Green run in

2000 helped put the Green Party on the political map, but his

independent campaigns in 2004 and 2008 leave no lasting legacy.

 

“A vote for the McKinney-Clemente ticket is an investment that will

continue to pay off as the Green Party grows and challenges bipartisan

corporate-money politics in the years to come.  A vote for an

independent like Ralph Nader is a valid protest vote, but does nothing

to establish a permanent political alternative.  The Nader campaign

will be over after Election Day, while the Green Party is a permanent

political fixture with the hope of achieving major party status in the

coming years,” said Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party of the

United States.

 

Video clips: Cynthia McKinney on various issues, produced by Don DeBar

• Single Payer Health Care http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgBk-6s5Ntw

• Sustainable Investment instead of Corporate Bailouts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH5tIi1uejM

• Green Values: Grassroots Democracy, Peace Social Justice,

Environmental Wisdom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fAgjv9uLaI Green Party Seat At The Table will invite the Public

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bn9ooLUvQ

• The Two Party Paradigms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbN7pR7kDJs

• Restore Our Constitutional Rights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0c5qEZuqHo

• Rebuild the Economy with Energy Efficient Cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3v1VqVb2Z8

• Bring All The Troops Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2r2ZBz4tSI

• Katrina survivors right of return http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRYEdh5KBIE

• Oppose Africom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDGOMY4gNVQ

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:

http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

• 2008 Green candidates to watch

http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

 

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente ‘Power to the People’ Campaign for the

White House

http://www.runcynthiarun.org

http://votetruth08.com

 

Cynthia McKinney on video

http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun

• BreakTheMatrix.com interview, Oct. 19:

http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047

• Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16:

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third

• Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo

Rosa Clemente on video

• Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote

http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate_talks_about_her_inspirations

Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate Jesse Johnson endorsed by West Virginia Citizen Action Fund

Distributed by the Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

 

Jesse Johnson for Governor of West Virginia http://www.jesse4wvgov.org

West Virginia Mountain Party http://www.mtparty.org

 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

 

Contact: Mountain Party Press, 304-552-6167, or Jesse Johnson, 304-541-9841

 

 

Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate Jesse Johnson endorsed by West Virginia Citizen Action Fund

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — the Jesse Johnson campaign for Governor of West Virginia was endorsed by West Virginia Citizen Action Fund

 

The Citizen Action Fund, a new political action committee formed by West Virginia Citizen Action Group, is the state’s oldest consumer protection and government watch-dog organization.

 

The endorsement, announced last week and reported in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch (“Citizen group announces endorsements,” Oct. 19, http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x107810239/Citizen-group-announces-endorsements) recognizes Jesse Johnson’s outspoken advocacy for West Virginians in public health, the environment, workers’ and consumers’ protections, transition to clean alternative energy, and other areas.

 

“The CAF endorsement clearly acknowledges Jesse as the gubernatorial candidate who will fight for the people of West Virginia instead of powerful corporate interests who’ve treated the state like a dumping ground,” said Lesia Angel, Deputy Commissioner of the Mountain Party.

 

“Because of mountaintop removal and the power of the coal companies, West Virginia has become ground zero for global climate change in the US,” said Jesse Johnson. “The Interior Department is now relaxing rules on mountaintop mining, which will bring untold devastation to the natural environment and a massive threat to public health, through contamination of water and other resources.  I’m the only nominee addressing this crisis, because the Democrat and Republican are too closely allied with the coal companies that are plundering West Virginia.”

 

Johnson supporters also noted his strong opposition to a plan by Governor Manchin to allow electric transmission lines, which would allow private, out-of-state companies to take private property from West Virginia citizens and gouge ratepayers.

 

On October 3, Jesse Johnson was endorsed by the Sierra Club (http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2008/10/06/sierra-club-endorses-jesse-johnson-for-wv-governor/).  Mr. Johnson is a former chair of the West Virginia Mountain Party, and as chair, he affiliated the Mountain Party with the Green Party of the United States (http://www.gp.org).

 

Video clip of Jesse Johnson speaking at a recent West Virginia Youth Commission forum: http://vimeo.com/2013

Green Party becomes the first party to endorse the Standing For Voters pledge to defend election integrity

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.gp.org

 

Monday, October 27, 2008

 

Contacts:

Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org

Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

 

 

Green Party becomes the first party to endorse the Standing For Voters pledge to defend election integrity

 

• Green national candidates McKinney and Clemente sign on, along with other Green candidates; Greens cite their leadership role in the 2004 Ohio and New Mexico recounts after evidence of vote theft

 

• Greens condemn GOP efforts to disqualify legitimate voters in the 2008 election

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States has become the first political party to endorse the Election Integrity Pledge promoted by Standing For Voters (http://www.StandingForVoters.org), an internet-based group inviting candidates to  pledge their commitment to fair elections.

 

Along with the Green Party, several Green Party candidates have pledged ‘no early concessions’ and actions challenging election outcomes if necessary: presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente; US Congressional  candidates Carol Brouillet (Calif.-14), Rebecca Dewitt (Ariz.-4), Harold Burbank (Conn.-5), and Mike Beilstein (Or.-4); and five candidates for state and local offices: Dan Kairis of Illinois, Richard Boyle of California, Rick Lass of New Mexico, Allan Hancock of Minnesota, and Charles A. Pillsbury of Connecticut.

 

“Led by David Cobb, our 2004 presidential candidate, Greens organized the response to the 2004 vote theft.  John Kerry and most of his fellow Democrats did nothing after reports and evidence of GOP election manipulation and obstruction of African American and young voters surfaced.  Meanwhile, Greens filed for the recounts in Ohio and New Mexico and raised most of the money for legal expenses.  It’s our special obligation and privilege to be the first party to sign on to the Standing For Voters pledge,” said Holly Hart, secretary of the Green Party of the United States.

 

For more on Green leadership in the Ohio and New Mexico recounts, visit IWantMyVote.com  (http://www.iwantmyvote.com).

 

In signing the pledge, Greens sharply condemned recent tactics that have been used to obstruct and discourage voters, especially African Americans in certain states, from voting.  Such tactics include letters to voters falsely claiming that they’ve been declared ineligible to vote, foreclosure lists denying right to vote because a voter’s address is “no longer valid,” and vicious attacks on voter registration efforts.

 

“The drastic efforts to disqualify legitimate voters suggests that we’ll see a repeat of Republican conspiracies to steal the national election.  Will Democrats fight this time, or will they roll over again and leave it to the Green Party?” asked Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party.

 

The documentary ‘American Blackout’ covers Cynthia McKinney’s role in the struggle for election integrity (http://www.americanblackout.com).  A recent essay by Ms. McKinney also addresses the breakdown in fair elections (OpEdNews.com, Oct. 7, http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Where-s-Kenny-Rogers-When-by-Cynthia-McKinney-081007-748.html).

 

The Green Party advocates various systematic reforms to ensure fair, accurate, and truly democratic elections, including public financing of elections, free time on public airwaves for all candidates, repeal of ballot access laws restricting alternative-party and independent candidates, paper verification and open-source software for computer voting systems, instant runoff voting, and proportional representation.

 

According to the Standing For Voters pledge, signers promise to challenge election results “if the combination of election conditions, incident reports, and announced election results calls into question the reliability of the official vote count.”  Should another candidate be declared the winner in a race, signers vow to “wait until all valid votes are counted and all serious challenges resolved before conceding defeat.”

 

“We’d like to see all of the nation’s political parties endorse Standing For Voters, as the Green Party has done nationally,” said Emily Levy, Standing For Voters Project Coordinator.  “As participants in what’s commonly known as ‘our democratic process,’ all parties should commit to fair elections.  We welcome endorsements from local, state, and national party organizations, as well as other groups that care about democracy.”

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org

202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Fax 202-319-7193

• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers

• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

• 2008 Green candidates to watch http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

 

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente ‘Power to the People’ Campaign for the White House

http://votetruth08.com

http://www.runcynthiarun.org

 

Cynthia McKinney on video

http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun

• BreakTheMatrix.com interview, Oct. 19: http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047

• Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third

• Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo

Rosa Clemente on video

• Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate_talks_about_her_inspirations