Colia L. Liddell LaFayette Clark is the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senator from NYS in 2010. “As US Senator, I will work tirelessly to address the failing economy, failing schools, criminal injustice system, failing infrastructure, crisis in…
Archive : Health care
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 [...]
Canadian Green leader protests detention of American journalist Amy Goodman
[From On the Wilder Side] KW: Sometimes when overzealous government law enforcement go too far, it becomes so comical, it is difficult to realize the travesty of justice that occurred. But, the victim was still harmed and the practices are still in place. So, we should acknowledge the violation of rights, try to learn from [...]
Green Party Candidate Hawkins Arrested During Health Care Protest
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins was arrested Wednesday afternoon during a peaceful protest in Syracuse, NY. About a dozen people gathered outside of the Wellpoint/Excellus offices to protest some of the company’s practices. Syracuse Police say Hawkins was arrested for a trespassing violation. They say he stood in the doorway of the building blocking customer [...]
Green Party leaders challenge Sen. Baucus and defenders of private insurance to debate Single-Payer advocates
Green Party leaders challenged Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and other defenders of health care reform based on private insurance to debate advocates of Single-Payer national health care in a public forum.
America needs Single-Payer, not the public health care option, say Greens
Green Party leaders and health care reform activists said today that the ‘public health care option,’ promoted by many Democrats, is not an acceptable alternative to a Single-Payer/Medicare For All national health care program (HR 676).
