Mexico to rethink death penalty
Source: BBC News
The Congress in Mexico has agreed to debate the issue of reinstating capital punishment for some crimes. The move follows a surge in murders and kidnappings in the country, many linked to drug cartels and organised crime.
The End of the Green Party by John Walsh
Source: CounterPunch.org
After the election of '08 it is clearer than ever that the Green Party of the U.S. (GPUS) now lies in the political graveyard. GPUS, R.I.P. This piece provides a badly needed postmortem.
Pirate Party Gets Massive Support in Sweden
Source: torrentfreak.com
Things are looking really good for the Swedish Pirate Party. Running up to the 2009 European Parliament elections more than half of all Swedish men under 30 are considering voting for them.
Cynthia McKinney: A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to Damascus
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
Today, November 23rd, I was slated to give remarks in Damascus, Syria at a Conference being held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, sadly, the 60th year that the Palestinian people have been denied their Right of Return enshrined …
Lights out for solar panel plant in Sydney
Source: theage.com.au
Australia's only commercial-scale solar panel plant will shut in March, axing about 200 jobs and sparking fears that skilled "green-collar" workers will be lost overseas. The Greens & Liberal parties are blaming the Labor government for a lack of support for the industry.
Greens take fourth seat | The Australian
Source: Australian News Network
THE Greens have picked up a surprise fourth seat in the ACT elections, making them a clear third force in governing the nation's capital.
Real change in America won't arrive on November 4 in a compact package, complete with a shiny, new president and congressional Democratic majority.
Attorney and political activist Ralph Nader is once again making news(or attempting to) in yet another Presidential election cycle with a bid to win election to the nation's highest office.
Candidate Arrested for Protesting Chickensh*t Opponents
Source: thedailycitizen.com
Just before noon Friday, Barnett was standing at the northwest corner of Beebe-Capps Expressway and South Main, near a former feed store containing numerous Reeves signs, holding a sign. The sign's four lines said, "Debate Brian! Chicken s***; 1. Kyle Reeves; 2.
America cheated by TV's failure to cover third parties
Source: mcclatchydc.com
As far as television news is concerned, Bob Barr and Ralph Nader aren't presidential candidates but faces on milk cartons. Nader, an independent, and Barr, a Libertarian, are both on the ballot in 45 states. What they aren't on: TV.
Where are you, Cynthia McKinney?
Source: media.laneytower.com
A young man from the Democratic National Committee came to my door recently, requesting that I contribute $200 to Obama's campaign. Naturally, he prefaced this with a perfunctory, largely unintelligible spiel, and the distance in his gaze left me feeling justified in saying:
Open The Debates
Source: Truthdig
There is a move to organize a third-party debate, in New York City, a day or so after the final McCain-Obama debate on Oct. 15.
Lee to sit as Qld's first ever Greens MP
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Former Queensland Labor Party MP Ronan Lee has defected to The Greens party over his government's lack of action on climate change and environmental issues. He will be Queensland's first ever Greens MP.
Rudd govt 'protecting coal industry'
Source: news.theage.com.au
Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne has argued during a Senate debate that the Federal Government is protecting the coal industry at the expense of good climate policy.
By W. Calvin Anderson September 26, 2008
Green Party Leader Peter Camejo Dies
Source: cbs13.com
Peter Camejo, a Green Party leader who was a third-party candidate in three California gubernatorial elections before becoming Ralph Nader's running mate in the 2004 presidential race, has died. He was 68.
Peter Comejo, who was Ralph Nader's vice presidential running mate in 2004, died today from lymphoma at the age of 69. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 2007 and was in remission until doctors made a second diagnosis in May of this year.