Green Party: Both Harris & Trump would be a disaster for the climate

Global temperatures will be higher after four years whether Harris or Trump wins; Greens urge enactment of the Green New Deal and a Day One presidential climate-emergency declaration WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party said today that while Donald Trump remains a climate denier willing to sell the White House to the fossil-fuel industry, Kamala Harris’s climate agenda would also lock in climate collapse.  Continue reading

Green Party adopts DNC ploy, offers journalists questions for Harris

Greens: "We're on to you, DNC and talking heads." WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States is offering journalists a list of challenging questions to ask Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in interviews, mirroring a strategy used by the Democratic National Committee. The questions for Harris are listed below. Tavis Smiley revealed during his October 24 interview with Green presidential nominee Jill Stein and running mate Butch Ware (https://www.youtube.com/live/re6vGZopGwg) that the DNC has been manipulating media coverage of the presidential race by sending journalists insinuating and hostile questions for Dr. Stein, including personal attacks. Continue reading

Green Party: US must force a ceasefire with an immediate arms embargo

WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States said today that the Biden-Harris administration and Congress must use the recent killing of the leader of Hamas as an opportunity to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, starting with an immediate arms embargo on Israel. “It's long past time for Biden and Harris to stand up to Prime Minister Netanyahu and stop sending bombs and funding to fuel the slaughter of so many civilians in Palestine and Lebanon," said Madelyn Hoffman, co-chair of the GPAX, the Green Party's Peace Action Committee. Continue reading

Green Party members respond to DNC attack ad targeting Stein

"If Harris is defeated in November, the reason won't be Stein. #GazaGenocide" WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders and members responded to an ad from the Democratic National Committee targeting Green nominee Jill Stein, calling it a desperate collection of smears and myths. Democrats have also attempted to block or remove Dr. Stein and running mate Butch Ware from several state ballots by filing frivolous lawsuits, most of which have been thrown out of court. They succeeded in Nevada, but Donald Trump is currently ahead of Kamala Harris in polls of Nevada voters. Continue reading

Green Party calls for a $25 minimum wage and increased worker power to end economic insecurity for working Americans

The Green Party supports working people WASHINGTON, DC — Green candidates and party leaders confirmed their commitment to a $25/hour national minimum wage, workers' rights, and union power and said that the economic status of working Americans and their families was unlikely to improve under either a Harris or Trump presidency. "Since Reagan, whose neoliberal revolution went bipartisan under Clinton, every Democratic and Republican president has maintained economic policies that have increased financial insecurity for workers," said Alfred Molison, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States and a former member of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3184. Continue reading

Green Party demands rent control, an end to homelessness

Green Party calls housing a human right, demands tenant protections, and proposes measures to end homelessness Acceptance speeches by nominees Jill Stein and Butch Ware, videos of state and local Green candidates, and more at the 2024 Green Convention WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States is calling for an overhaul of housing policy, to address everything from rent control and renters' rights to the need to end homelessness, with a special focus on the needs of children and families who lack homes or are threatened with loss of their homes. Continue reading

Green Party: Let Jill Stein debate!

Green Party: Barring qualified candidates like Jill Stein from presidential debates violates the right of voters to make informed choices Jill Stein and Butch Ware ballot access map Acceptance speeches by Stein and Ware, videos of state and local Green candidates, and more at the 2024 Green Convention WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States is demanding inclusion of Green presidential nominee Jill Stein and running mate Butch Ware in all presidential and vice-presidential debates before Election Day 2024, beginning with the presidential debate scheduled for Tuesday, September 10. Continue reading

Green Party: US must switch from Dem-GOP war machine to Green economy

Green Party: The US must convert from the permanent Democratic-Republican war-time economy to Green peace-time economy before it's too late Green New Deal Videos of Dr. Stein's acceptance speech and more at the 2024 Green Convention Continue reading

Green Party challenges Dems: Enact Ranked-Choice Voting

Greens blast Dems' "Defenders of Democracy" pose and frivolous Dem lawsuits to kick Jill Stein off the ballot, citing suits rejected by courts in Wisconsin and Nevada Videos of Dr. Stein's acceptance speech and more at the 2024 Green Convention WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders challenged Democrats to end their attempts in 2024 and the future to remove Green and other alternative-party and independent candidates from state ballots, and instead work to enact ranked-choice voting (RCV). Continue reading

New Green Party national co-chairs elected

Green Party co-chairs are available for interview Videos of Jill Stein's acceptance speech and more at the 2024 Green Convention WASHINGTON, DC — Delegates from state Green Parties and Green caucuses elected three new co-chairs during the Green Party's virtual 2024 National Convention on Saturday, August 17, at which Jill Stein and Butch Ware were nominated for president and vice president, respectively. Continue reading