Howie Hawkins, the Green Party of NY’ s candidate for Governor of NY State, speaking at the Albany press conference at the filing of more than 27,000 signatures to get on the ballot for November’s election. Hawkins’ challenges Andrew Cuom…
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Howie Hawkins “Green Hornet” video
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of NY State, has a new internet ”Green Hornet” video commercial featuring his endorsement by Ralph Nader.
Howie Hawkins, Candidate for Governor of NY, on Education
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party of NY’ s candidate for Governor of NY State, on education in NYS.
Parties talk about lawsuit challenging ‘open’ primary victory
Disgruntled California voters have blown up their election system by approving Proposition 14, which tosses out the current political party-based primary system in all but presidential races. With 48 percent of precincts statewide reported, the measure was ahead with 57 percent of voters in favor of it and 43 percent against. Although results were not [...]
U.K. Green Party Wins First Commons Seat in Brighton
[From: Businessweek ] By Thomas Penny May 7 (Bloomberg) — The Green Party won its first seat in the House of Commons as leader Caroline Lucas took Brighton Pavilion on England’s south coast from Gordon Brown’s Labour Party. Lucas, a member of the European Parliament since 1999, won 31.3 percent of the vote, compared with [...]
Councillor quits Tories for Greens
[From East Anglian Daily Times] THE youngest member of Babergh district council has resigned from the Conservatives and joined the Green Party, criticising Tory attitudes to global environmental issues and inaction on local issues. Dean Walton, who also serves on Sudbury town and Great Cornard parish councils, was elected in 2007 to represent Sudbury East [...]
Is Kucinich just herding sheep to slaughter?
[From On the Wilder Side] IW: While faux progressive sites like Daily Kos and MoveOn have threatened Kucinich for not voting for the toothless health insurance bill, independent media site like Black Agenda Report and Democracy Now! have lobbed softballs his way. Even Nader refused to directly criticize Kucinich in his roll in mollifying a [...]
