WASHINGTON, DC – Candidates and leaders of the Green Party of the United States expressed hope that the Supreme Court will strike down the ‘individual mandate’ section of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when the court issues a ruling on its constitutionality in late March. Greens, who support single-payer national health care (Medicare For All), [...]

Washington, DC - President Obama’s energy policy shows a dangerous disconnect from the real nature of the current energy crisis, said Green Party candidates and leaders, who promoted the “Green New Deal” as a way to alleviate impending climate change and create millions of new jobs . Jill Stein , candidate for the Green Party’s 2012 presidential nomination : “With his [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Green Party presidential candidates will participate in an online discussion immediately following President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 24. During the show, to be broadcast on the Green Party’s Livestream channel , viewers can call in with questions for the candidates. Viewers can also join in an online chat [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Green Party leaders welcomed the news of the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of December, calling the presidential order more than eight years overdue. Greens urged President Obama to let the troops come home to be with their families for the holiday, rather than stationed or redeployed elsewhere. [...]

Washington, DC – Green Party leaders called for strong national condemnation of the brutal actions of police forces in their treatment of Occupy Movement protesters in several cities. “We encourage political leaders, beginning with President Obama, to express revulsion and anger at the violent and destructive behavior of police in their handling of nonviolent protesters, [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the “October 2011″ protests and other events marking the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. On October 6, 2011, thousands will gather on Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC to “occupy the plaza and [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – The Green Party of the United States today called for a halt to the impending execution of Troy Davis, scheduled for September 21 in Georgia, and cited the case an example of why the death penalty must be abolished. Green Party members will participate in public events urging the Georgia Board of Pardons [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Thursday, September 15 Palestine Rally at the United Nations, in support of the right of self-determination for Palestinians. The march and rally , scheduled to take place in advance of a UN vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood, are sponsored by the Palestine UN [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Responding to President Obama’s speech Thursday night, the Green Party today called for a ‘Green New Deal’ to put Americans back to work while helping the US transition to a carbon-free green economy. “We need a Green New Deal that will put all of the unemployed to work rebuilding America on the [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama’s recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment. “More respiratory disease, more dependence on fossil fuels, more greenhouse gases [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Green Party leaders urged an immediate US/NATO withdrawal from Libya after the advance of rebel forces into Tripoli, and called on President Obama to support a political solution to the crisis in Libya through diplomacy, with the involvement of the African Union, Arab League, and United Nations. “The African Union’s mediation committee [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Cheri Honkala, candidate for Sheriff of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has emerged as the Green Party’s highest profile candidate in the 2011 election year. Ms. Honkala’s campaign slogans, “Keeping Families in Their Homes,” ”The People’s Sheriff,” and “Referendum on America,” reflect her pledge, if elected, to declare a moratorium on home evictions until the economic climate in Philadelphia changes. [...]

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party candidates, officeholders, leaders, and state delegates meeting at the party’s 2011 Annual National Meeting in Alfred, New York, said that the Budget Control Act of 2011 should be the final straw for many voters, and encouraged Democrats and Republicans angry at their parties to vote Green in the 2012 election. [...]