Former US Army Ranger Greg Stoker, left, seen on his MintPress podcast; and retired US Green Beret Anthony Aguilar, right, seen on his Instagram account (Screengrabs) Two former US soldiers who have become some of the most notable critics of Israel's genocide in Gaza have now launched campaigns for Congress ahead of November's midterm elections.  Former US Army Ranger in Afghanistan turned anti-war activist and podcast host, Greg Stoker, announced his bid for Texas's 31st District in an Instagram video on 15 January.  Continue reading

A Lancaster County Green Party member has been elected to serve on the state party’s steering committee this year. Tony Dastra, who ran unsuccessfully for Lancaster mayor and City Council last year, was selected by Green Party delegates to serve as an at-large committee member. Elizabethtown resident Timothy Runkle, who leads the county’s Green Party and is co-chair of the state party, said Dastra is key to growing support in more areas of the county. Continue reading

ST. LOUIS – After months of rising tensions, the Trump administration’s threats toward Venezuela escalated into direct military action early Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, demonstrators gathered in Forest Park to voice their opposition following reports of U.S. bombing in Venezuela and the capture of the country’s president. Protesters said they strongly disagreed with what they described as another military intervention by the United States. Continue reading

I first started thinking about the possibilities of third party candidates when Ross Perot ran for President in 1992. My boss at the time viewed Mr. Perot with such high esteem and the poor condition that our country was in at that time with such emotive concern, that he felt if Ross Perot wasn’t elected, our country would be in big trouble. Since then the Democratic Party has gone further to the right and the Republican Party has begun to embrace fascism. Continue reading

In July, when Congresswoman Greene introduced an amendment to strip $500 million of US military funding for the genocidal, apartheid state of Israel, only six members of the 435 members of Congress voted for the amendment. Our representative, Josh Riley, was among the 422 members of Congress who voted against.  Continue reading

Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale was the Green Party of New Jersey 2017 gubernatorial candidate  Workers at the Alba Wine and Spirits warehouse in Edison arrived Wednesday to a workplace on edge, a day after federal immigration agents conducted a surprise raid that led to multiple detentions. On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed the warehouse, checking workers’ immigration status, witnesses said. Those who could verify their status were issued wristbands. Others who lacked valid identification were zip-tied and placed in vans for transport. Continue reading

The annual Green Party of Hawai’i State Convention will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m. via ZOOM. Opening will be Jim Albertini, from the “Malu ʻĀina, Center for Non-Violent Education & Action” as guest speaker, followed by the election of State party officers, delegates and alternates to the Green Party of the United States National Committee. The Green Party of Hawai’i stands on four pillars of ecology/ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy, peace/non-violence, social and economic justice, plus 10 key values. Continue reading

San Jose, CA – On Thursday, May 15, around 50 people gathered in downtown San Jose in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library to commemorate the 77th year of the ongoing Nakba. Chants of “Free Palestine,” “BDS is our demand, no peace on stolen land” and “Stop bombing Gaza!” were heard throughout the streets of downtown. Continue reading

“Governor [Kathy] Hochul is making a major push to not only build new nuclear plants in New York State but to make N.Y. the center of a nuclear revival in the U.S.,” declared Mark Dunlea, chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund, and long a leader on environmental issues in the state and nationally, in a recent email calling on support to “stop Hochul’s nuclear push.” Continue reading

On March 12, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Green Party of New Mexico is a qualified minor party.  The law required parties that ran a presidential candidate to poll at least one-half of 1% for president last November.  The initial election returns had said the party met the vote test by three votes, but later the official results were revised and said the party had missed it by six votes.  The reason for the ambiguity had never been explained. Continue reading