Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s campaign launch event in Washington Tuesday has received coverage from several sources. United Press International reported in a brief item that Stein “used the opportunity to present her Power to the People plan, which emphasizes renewable energy, reduction of the military and nuclear weapons budget, and an end to institutional racism and police brutality.”
Al Jazeera America ran a longer report, saying Stein “pledged to eradicate poverty, bring about full employment and wean the United States off fossil fuels by 2030.” Stein “said her campaign ‘is building a people-powered force that will not sell or bow out, and will change American politics forever.'” Al Jazeera said the Green Party “presents itself as a left-wing alternative to both the Democrats and Republicans.”
RT.com had the most upbeat report, saying, “The most successful female presidential candidate in US history is making another White House bid.” RT says Stein “is pinning her hopes on the support of voters as disillusioned with the Democrat-Republican duopoly as they are passionate about climate change, jobs and social justice.”