Prior to the Green Party national convention, Green Party candidate Jill Stein and her choice for VP Cheri Honkala were interviewed by Amy Goodman on the War and Peace Report on Democracy Now.
… Read more ...“We need big solutions, you know, not solutions around the margins. We really need to end unemployment. We need to put 25 million people back to work with good-paying jobs,” says presumptive presidential nominee Dr.
Steven Higgs, the editor of the Bloomington Alternative, takes a critical look at the media’s lack of coverage of third party candidates, in light of a panel on Al Jazeera. Here is the video on Al Jazeera and here is the full article. One of the more interesting aspects of the panel, which Higgs focuses on, is who it consists of and how they interact: Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson, Democracy Now!’s… Read more ...
Cindy Sheehan will be on the independent radio and television program Democracy Now! on Friday talking about her new project Camp OUT NOW, an encampment on the national mall, and the peace march on Saturday in Washington DC. An email sent to supporters:
On the 7th tragic commemoration of the uneccessary invasion of Iraq, Cindy will be on Democracy, Now!… Read more ...
Amy Goodman is the co-host and producer of Democracy Now!, which originated out of WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City, and is now a part of the wider, Pacifica Radio community. Amy Goodman is notable as a journalist who has been willing to interview independent and third party candidates such as Ralph Nader.… Read more ...
This Tuesday, Ralph Nader appeared on the nationally broadcasted television and radio show Democracy Now!, hosted by Amy Goodman. He appeared alongside Professor Harley Shaiken to discuss the bankruptcy of General Motors, and he briefly discussed his accusations of bribery against Terry McAuliffe, the leading candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary for governor of Virginia. … Read more ...
Free and Equal, the group that originally planned to have an alternative Presidential debate in New York City on October 19, has now confirmed Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin for a debate on October 23 in DC.
… Read more ...Contact: Christina Tobin, 312-320-4101
This morning, Christina Tobin, Director of Free and Equal, announced an Independent/Third Party Presidential Debate, which will take place on Thursday evening at 9:00pm EST on October 23 in Washington DC at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.
The following press release was sent to IPR from Free and Equal
… Read more ...Free & Equal Elections Coalition
230 E. Ohio St., Ste. 212
Chicago, IL 60611Attn: Politics Editors, Campaign 2008 Editors, National Editor
Third Party Presidential Debate to Take Place on Thursday, October 23rd
Contact: Christina Tobin, 312-320-4101
The Independent/Third Party Presidential Debate to have been held in New York at Columbia University on Sunday Oct.
UPDATE @ 1706 Central Time
We received another call from Christopher Thrasher, quoted in the story below. There will not be a debate at Columbia University, and he is no longer with Free and Equal. He will be releasing a statement and providing details later.
An NY Times article quoted at
Free and Equal indicates that
… Read more ...Ralph Nader, who is on the ballot in 45 states as an independent candidate, has indicated he will show up (at the Free and Equal debate).
Ballot Access News reports
… Read more ...The proposed Baldwin-McKinney-Nader debate that had been planned for Sunday evening, October 19, is very unlikely to happen. It seems that none of the candidates who were originally invited (including Bob Barr, and on a theoretical basis, the major party nominees) had really committed and really wanted to participate.
The founder and executive director of Open Debates – a sponsor of Thirdpartyticket.com‘s debate – and author of “No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates” was interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! today. You can watch the interview, or read the transcript, at Democracy Now!’s… Read more ...
This morning, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. The interview was about the Wall Street bailout, and it can be viewed or read at democracynow.org. A portion of the interview can also be read below:
… Read more ...AMY GOODMAN: Today, the President is holding an emergency summit at the White House with both John McCain and Barack Obama, as well as top leaders for Congress.
Amy Goodman, recently released from jail after being questionably arrested, interviewed Bob Barr on her show today. You can view it or read the transcript here. The interview is the last segment on the show. The rest of it features, among other reports, stories about Amy Goodman’s arrest and other protestors being abused.… Read more ...