Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who was a member of the Green Party before 2004, was one of seven Senate Democrats (and one Independent) who voted with all 50 Republicans today to kill debate on consideration of an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. …
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Lavender Caucus complaint against Georgia Green Party OKed by Accreditation Committee for Nat’l Committee action
Reportedly, the Accreditation Committee of the Green Party of the United States has accepted the complaint filed by the Lavender Caucus against the Georgia Green Party over its 2020 platform and specifically, the platform’s containing the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights, on a 24-0 vote with three abstentions.…
Ralph Nader: New Auto Safety Report Demands Biden Strengthen Federal Programs Now
Author and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, the 1996 and 2000 Green Party presidential nominee, 2004 Independent presidential candidate and Reform Party presidential nominee, and 2008 Independent presidential candidate and Peace and Freedom Party presidential nominee, published the following editorial yesterday on his website Nader.org.…
Ante ups for Georgia Green Party
In my first post here, last week, I noted that, with the Rhode Island GP withdrawing from the national party rather than face a de-accreditation fight, and the Alaska GP losing such a fight, in both cases over lack of support for 2020 presidential nominee Howie Hawkins, a number of Greens wondered if these were dominoes specifically lined up to create momentum to boot the Georgia Green Party next, over entirely different issues, issues which defenders of the party argue aren’t even addressable by de-accreditation.…
RI, AK Green parties gone from national GP; is GA next?
2021 is already proving to be a year of change and turmoil for the Green Party and it may not be done yet.
The situation actually started at the end of last year, when the Rhode Island Green Party voluntarily removed itself from the national party rather than face a decertification vote.…
New York Greens Call on Cuomo to Embrace a ‘Progressive Agenda’ in Coming Year
The Green Party of New York has called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to embrace “a progressive agenda for 2021, including Taxing the Rich to fund a Green New Deal COVID relief package, enactment of single payer health care, and passage of long-delayed marijuana legalization including reinvestment in impacted communities.”…
Green Party: COVID-19 “Rubs Salt in the Open Wound” of Longstanding Housing Crisis
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Green Party of the United States has announced a new congressional petition campaign for party members, candidates and allies to demand a permanent solution to the housing crisis.…
Ralph Nader: Go Vote for a Long Overdue Raise!
Author and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, the 1996 and 2000 Green Party presidential nominee, 2004 Independent presidential candidate and Reform Party presidential nominee, and 2008 Independent presidential candidate and the Peace and Freedom Party presidential nominee, published the following editorial today on his website Nader.org. …
Green Party: Don’t ‘Scrooge’ Us
The Green Party put out the following press release yesterday:
WASHINGTON — Green Party leaders are mobilizing their members, supporters and 2021 candidates with a petition to demand Congress act immediately to pass more comprehensive COVID-19 relief and vote on Improved Medicare-for-All.…






