PITTSBURGH, PA -- Mobility activist Connor Mulvaney received two key endorsements this week in his run for Pittsburgh City Council District 4.  The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA) endorsed Connor on March 15 after a vote by their General Assembly, encompassing delegates representing all the local Green Parties in the state. “I’ve been following the start-up of Connor’s campaign with excitement as he brings great energy to both the GPPA and progressive Pittsburgh politics necessary for all of Pennsylvania. I very happily voted to endorse him,” said GPPA Co-chair Tina Olson.  Continue reading

For integrity’s sake, HR1/S1 needs to be clean of political conflicts of interest. But in its campaign finance section, it is not. At no time since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act have voting rights in the United States been under greater threat. In the 10 years preceding the November 2020 elections, 25 states passed lawsrestricting the ability to vote. Since November 2020, Republican state lawmakers have introduced more than 250 additional bills in 43 states to restrict voting, most surgically designed to suppress the vote of millions of Americans — especially Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and the young. Continue reading

U.S. democracy is in existential crisis. The country already suffers from unrepresentative winner-take-all, single-seat-district legislative elections, a two-party duopoly, partisan gerrymandering, the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and an Electoral College and US Senate that give vastly outsized influence to some voters over others. In the case of the Electoral College, it can also prevent the presidential candidate receiving the most votes from being elected. Continue reading

How Democrats' huge election reform package could stifle dissent Congressional Democrats this month passed HR 1, dubbed the “For the People Act,” which they say is nothing short of a rescue plan for American democracy. It contains a long list of new regulations that seek to bolster participation in elections. It’s one of those bills with a universally agreeable name. How could anyone be against The People? Continue reading

"These on their own would be two very serious things for a governor, but together we think this should really be the last scandal, and the legislature needs to move to impeach" Over the past several weeks, seven people have come forward with allegations against New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, claiming they had been either sexually assaulted, or sexually harassed by the Governor. Subsequent calls for the Governor to resign after these allegations have come from several prominent political figures, including New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, US Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, and US Senator from New York, Kristen Gillibrand. The Green Party of New York, and leader, Peter LaVenia, were some of the first political figures to publicly call for Cuomo's resignation. Continue reading

It still wouldn't make it easy being Green Last week the House voted 220-210 to pass HR 1, the Democratic majority's sweeping electoral reform bill intended to strengthen voting rights, enhance campaign finance reform, and address government ethics and corruption in politics. But the legislation also contains a poison pill designed to reduce political competition and voter choice, entrenching the polarizing duopoly electoral system that made Donald Trump's presidency possible. Continue reading

Progressives furious at Secretary of State Blinken for 'Palestinian situation' tweet Antony Blinken expressed US support for Israel after International Criminal Court said it is investigating alleged war crimes Progressives are upset with Secretary of State Antony Blinken over a tweet in which Blinken proclaimed a continued "strong commitment to Israel" in light of the International Criminal Court's announcement of an investigation into events that transpired between the Jewish state and Palestinians. Continue reading

The federal HR 1 - For the People Act - is designed to protect and expand voting rights against Republican efforts to curtail at the state level. But the Green Party says that the public campaign finance proposals, rather than reigning in special interest money, will block third parties from participating. Michael O'Neil, Communications Manager for the Green Party of the US discuss this with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network. Continue reading

The Green Party is accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of attempting to “crush alternative” political parties through campaign finance reform. The party, which has long been blamed by Democrats for Hillary Clinton’s loss to former President Donald Trump in 2016, announced its opposition to H.R. 1 — Mrs. Pelosi’s signature electoral reform legislation. Continue reading