According to a report at the BBC, Ingrid Betancourt has been freed from her captivity at the hands of the FARC, a formerly revolutionary movement now fallen into narcotics trafficking.…
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Greenline interviews 1st elected Green in South Carolina
By Gregg Jocoy on July 1, 2008 10:39 PM
GreenLine Interview with Eugene Platt – First Elected Green in South Carolina
GL: Congratulations on being the first Green elected official in South Carolina. As a former Democrat, what attracted you to the Green Party?…
Greens in Florida
By Gregg Jocoy on July 1, 2008 10:24 PM
Normally a state Green Party chapter would be happy to have an extra $10,000 in the bank. The good folks in the Green Party of Florida are a bit concerned because that extra $10,000 came in the form of filing fees from five people unknown to the Florida Greens.…
Alan Augustson pens global warming comic strip
By Editorial Team on June 30, 2008 6:30 PM
Green Party candidate for U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 5th district, Alan Augustson, thinks that the only viable solutions to global warming involve “curbing our lifestyle.”…
New Mexico independent, Carol Miller: ‘We have to get away from party’
By Editorial Team on June 25, 2008 4:09 PM
New Mexico independent candidate for U.S. Congress, Carol Miller, has released a high-quality video intended to introduce her to voters in her district. However, for many constituents, Ms.…
Rhode Island Greens begin petitioning
By Gregg Jocoy on June 24, 2008 3:54 PM
In a press release issued today, the Green Party of Phode Island announced the beginning of their petition drive. The press release follows:
Plans Underway for Green Presidential Candidate on RI Ballot
The Green Party of Rhode Island filed papers with the RI Secretary of State’s office today to begin the process of placing the Green Party Presidential nominee on the ballot.…
South Carolina for Cynthia McKinney launched
By Gregg Jocoy on June 24, 2008 1:56 PM
With the goal of creating a network of support for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, South Carolina Greens and other supporters of her campaigns are coming together under the banner South Carolina for Cynthia McKinney, the effort’s first target is raising at least $5000 for Congresswoman McKinney’s campaign.…
McKinney joins Sheehan campaign as honorary co-chair
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 23, 2008 4:10 PM
In a media advisory sent out minutes ago, the Cindy Sheehan for Congress campaign has announced that Cynthia McKinney, the frontrunner for the Green party presidential nomination, has signed on as honorary co-chair in the independent campaign to unseat Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.…
South Carolina Green to go before Elections Commission Friday
By Gregg Jocoy on June 23, 2008 2:28 PM
Eugene Platt has agreed to allow this writer to speak before the South Carolina Green Party. Why? Because the Commission staff has sent a message to the state’s political party officials in which he said that the state would refuse to place on the ballot in November any candidate who lost a Democratic or Republican primary, regardless of other party’s nominations.…