July 2, 2026
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In a radio commentary by Editor Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report endorses Cynthia McKinney for President. In the text accompanying the audio of the broadcast, BAR says:
Two candidates with almost identical positions on virtually every issue fight to exhaustion over non-substantial concerns for months, and will doubtless soon celebrate having achieved “unity.”
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Three o’clock on a Sunday afternoon may not be political prime time, but that’s when Green Party Watch Radio hits the airwaves. Running a full fifteen minutes, the program was promoted over at Green Party Watch Friday, and Sunday of last week.…
Friday was Kat Swift’s birthday. She turned 35, making her officially eligible for president under the Constitution.
“The process by which one becomes President is a fraud,” says a media release posted on the Swift campaign’s blog.…
Ronald Kane Hardy indulges in some “indulgent speculation” at Green Party Watch, considering a dozen potential running mates for Cynthia McKinney. In addition to Ms.…
Roseanne Barr that is.
Writing for Green Party Watch, IPR’s own Gregg Jocoy broke the story.
In a short blog post entitled “since i will vote for a woman instead of a man,” Roseanne says, “[A]nyday there is a woman running, I am going to vote for cynthia mckinney, green party candidate for president.”…
Presidential hopeful Kat Swift, of the Green Party, will be appearing in the upcoming documentary “Seriously Green.” The filmmakers have made the following preview available online.…
Short of an “October Surprise” before the Green Party’s national nominating convention this July, Cynthia McKinney will be the party’s presidential nominee. She already has enough pledged delegates to take the nomination on the first ballot.…
With hundreds of millions to spend, the Democratic and Republican candidates can produce exceptionally slick ads. They can leave us with the impression that Barack Obama represents real change, instead of slum lords.…
As recently reported by IPR, Jesse Ventura is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate “in the not-too-distant future.” However, it is not entirely clear if Ventura would do so as a candidate for the Independence Party — or as an unaffiliated, independent candidate.…