2008 Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney is participating in a second campaign to deliver goods to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade. According to recent news reports, port authority officials in Cyprus have detained a multi-national Free Gaza Movement boat in Lanarca under pressure from Israel. The boat is carrying 33 human rights activists, including Ms. McKinney, and shipments of medical supplies and cement.
Greens call for new GAO, Congressional Budget Office studies on Single-Payer health care
Green Party leaders and health care activists called for new federal studies on the economic feasability and impact of a Single-Payer (Medicare For All, HR 676) national health care program. The study should cover overall and ongoing costs and savings, not just government spending.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE, ANYWAY?
The use of civil unions instead of same-sex marriage does not adequately address the reality of love or the unique nature of each human.
In the aftermath of the passing of Proposition 8 in California, there has been much debate about whether or not ga…
Green Party leaders: Economic recovery plans from Obama and Congress favor giant corporate lenders, Wall Street firms, and insurance companies over the needs of Americans
Green Party leaders said today that measures to end the recession must focus on the financial needs of middle- and lower-income Americans, and accused Democrats and Republicans in Congress and President Obama of favoring big banks, financial institutions, and insurance firms.
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.
GP CA Calls State Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Prop. 8 a ‘Sad Day’ for Justice and Equality
The Green Party of California – in response to the California Supreme Court decision upholding Prop. 8′s ban against gay marriages – said today it’s a “sad day” when the “state moves backward instead of forward towards justice and equality.
Greens prepare for the national Day of Action promoting Single-Payer national health care on May 30
Green Parties are planning various events and actions for the national Day of Action for Single-Payer national health care (Medicare For All) on Saturday, May 30 (http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action).