[From On the Wilder Side. Posted on November 25, 2009 by kwilder] Thanks to Green Party Watch for the tip. Dan Kairis is running for Congress, 14th District, in Illinois. Kairis filed signatures to run on the Green Party line. Those challenges are being brought by someone who is receiving help from lawyers connected to [...]
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Greens Gain Majority on Fairfax, CA City Council
Greens won a majority on the Fairfax, CA city council, just down the road from Richmond where Green Gayle McLaughlin is mayor. It would be the third time Greens have held the majority on a city council in California – Arcata (1996-1998) and Sebastopol (2000-2006) have also had Green majorities, according to the Green Party [...]
View PostRev. Billy on Running for NYC Mayor – WSJ
[From GPNY] The Rev. Billy Talen, running for mayor of New York City on the Green Party ticket, tells WSJ’s David Weidner whether people have taken to his anti-corporation message. The performance artist also discusses his identity as The Rev. Billy. Tags: NY city, Mayor, ELECTION, Rev Billy <BR/>
View Post ELECTION, Mayor, NY city, Rev BillyWalt Nestler’s Tour de District
A newly released video from the campaign provides a summary of the thought-provoking “toxic tour” of the 18th NY City Council District hosted by Walt Nestler. The video follows the route of this bus tour as it makes stops at various contaminated sites. At each stop, Walt explains what the issues are and what should [...]
View Post City council, ELECTION, Walt NestlerGreen Party candidate challenges incumbent.
[From Arlington Connection] By Emily Canal Green Party candidate John Reeder is challenging incumbent Jay Fisette in this year’s election for the Arlington County Board. Although he lost the race last year, he earned about 21 percent of the vote and he hopes his affiliation with the Green Party will bring a higher number. “Democrats have [...]
View PostPUTTING OBAMA BEHIND US
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[From The Progressive Review] Sam Smith As inevitable disillusionment grows with Barack Obama, thanks to his lackluster performance, unfulfilled promises and often indistinguishable variation from his predecessor, it is perhaps time to put our toys away and return to real life. The Obama campaign was in many ways just a misleading trailer hyping what’s turned [...]
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