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

Sebastopol’s new Mayor Stephen Zollman is a former public defender for the city of San Francisco, who worked with both juvenile and adult offenders, and as an advocate for the mentally ill. Zollman has lived with his husband Jim Haidler in Sebastopol for eight years, and he quickly wove himself into the fabric of the town, joining the Library Advisory Board, and the boards of the Chamber of Commerce and Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Continue reading

For the first time in party history, the Green Party of Pennsylvania is recruiting leadership from unorganized counties and two Bradford residents have volunteered to fill McKean County’s seats. Barbara Laxon and Alexander Casper will represent McKean County on the Green Party’s state committee. Laxon may be known for her efforts to find and identify abandoned oil wells in the region, while she also owns Barb’s Boutique at 66 Main St. Continue reading

As race for Stefanik’s seat appears imminent, some voters voice frustration with lack of primary SARANAC LAKE — A Saranac Lake resident, Fred Balzac, is asking local government boards to pass a resolution supporting his call for a more open special election process for the NY-21 Congressional seat, which Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to be vacating soon. Continue reading

November’s election led to the welcome political demise of Republican Marc Molinaro, a representative not of the people of his district, but of the military-industrial complex, of the billionaire class, of the foreign governments of Israel and Ukraine. I am glad to see the back of this vile politician who also stoked the fires of xenophobia for attempted political gain.  Continue reading

New York State Senator James Skoufis, a candidate for Democratic National Committee Chair, recently said he would go on “permanent offense” and “dismantle” the infrastructure of the Green Party if successful in his bid. Skoufis made the remarks last month on social media, specifically citing the results of the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Continue reading

  The Wisconsin Green Party is planning what its leaders call an aggressive effort to recruit candidates for state and local races after Democrats tried to block their presidential nominee from appearing on 2024 ballots. Pete Karas, who organizes the Wisconsin Greens' candidate recruitment, said the party has found people to run for governor and secretary of state in the 2026 midterm elections and is aiming to field candidates in the other statewide races. Continue reading

One of the largest third-parties in New Jersey, the Greens put together a full Congressional slate for the 2024 election. ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Candidates with the Green Party of New Jersey nailed down thousands of votes in Essex County during the 2024 general election, official results show. Continue reading