The Vermont People’s Party is the latest party to announce its support for Rage Against the War Machine, a rally organized by the Libertarian Party and the national People’s Party, set to take place outside…
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Vermont Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party Nominates Independent Cornel West for President
The Vermont Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, formerly known as the Liberty Union Party until 2021, selected independent candidate Dr. Cornel West as its presidential nominee over the weekend. According to Richard Winger of…
Vermont Libertarians Organize Storm Relief Efforts, Assisting Flood-Affected Communities
Members of the Libertarian Party of Vermont recently began organizing mutual aid efforts following devastating flash floods that have covered large portions of the state. The storm responsible started early this week and has since…
Liberty Union Party Becomes the Green Mountain Peace & Justice Party
Late Friday afternoon, the Liberty Union Party, a self-proclaimed “non-violent socialist party” operating in Vermont, began changing its social media presence to reflect an evolution in party branding—a new name. While the name change has…
Time Capsule: Spock Stumps with Sanders in Vermont
Benjamin Spock, the nation’s most famous pediatrician and the People’s Party candidate for president, carried his antiwar message to students at Vermont’s Bennington College in September of 1972. The 69-year-old Spock, who had spoken on…
Liberty Union Party Nominates Gloria La Riva for President
As Ballot Access News reports, the newly- christened presidential nominee of the socialist Peace and Freedom Party and presidential nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), Gloria La Riva, received the presidential nomination…
Green Party Message to Bernie Sanders Supporters
The Green Party’s Twitter account sent out the following message to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders who today ended his campaign for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination: Early in his political career, Sanders was…
Green Mountain Party Gains Minor Party Status in Vermont
The Green Mountain Party has gained Minor Party status in the state of Vermont. The Green Mountain Party is a political group unique to Vermont and is not affiliated with any national political organization. The…
Former VT Gov. recounts Bernie’s 1986 Independent campaign against her in endorsement of Hillary
In discussing her endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Vermont’s first female Gov. Madeleine Kunin (D, 1985-1991) recounts her experience in the 1986 gubernatorial campaign, when then-Mayor Bernie Sanders ran against her as an independent: When Bernie Sanders…
Harvey Wasserman: A victory for the No Nukes movement
Vermont Yankee victory opens path to solar, wind future August 29, 2013 Harvey Wasserman, Secretary of Energy Grassroots citizen activism and the No Nukes movement have won another great victory with Entergy’s announcement that the…
Angus King Wins in Maine, Two Independents in the U.S. Senate Now
Angus King has been polling ahead in the U.S. Senate race in Maine for months now. Tonight, he made the decision final when he was swept to victory in the race by a majority. King…
Rocky Anderson Sues Vermont Over Cumbersome Petition-Checking Procedures
Ballot Access News: Vermont requires independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to submit 1,000 signatures (for statewide office) by June 14. This year, the Justice Party collected over 1,300 signatures to place its…