Re: Atlantic’s list of the Top 100 most influential figures in American history
December’s issue of the Atlantic Monthly has an article listing “The Top 100 most influential figures in American history.”
By the end of the 21st century I’m confident such a list will include some Green Party candidate in… more
Two national alternative electoral parties
In last Tuesday’s election Democrats did better than Republicans and the Libertarians did better than the Greens. Analysis: I think when the Republicans are in power a lot of progressives get enthusiastic about the Democrats as “the alternative,” while many… more
Why the Silence? By John Rensenbrink
There is a thundering silence about the Green Party. It doesn’t come from the right wing, nor from the so-called center. It comes from left and left-leaning intellectuals.
In one of her syndicated columns this past July, Molly… more
A completely different way to make decisions
From Rupert Ross, Dancing With a Ghost, Markham, ON, Octopus Publishing Group, 1992
Ross describes consensus decision making at meetings of Cree natives in northern Ontario.
“The chairman will never say, ‘Gentlemen, give me your recommendations,’… more
Letter to the Editor re: Electoral System Reform
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Nov. 10, 2005
Dear Editor:
In the District 12 Assembly race, the Republican team (Jennifer Beck/Declan O’Scanlon) defeated the Democratic team (Michael Panter/Robert Morgan) by a very slim margin, less… more
End of the Red-Green government in Germany
Below is an article from The Guardian attempting to briefly assess the legacy of Gerhard Schroeder, Joschka Fischer, and the Red-Green government in Germany (the article is not particularly insightful, but it’s a start).
As was their entrance… more
Europe wakes up with a hangover
Reacting to the result of yesterday’s referendum in France, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-presidents of the Greens/EFA group, said:
“The Greens in the European Parliament take notice of the will of the majority of the French citizens,… more
US Senator Reid supportive of Bush court nominees
Harry Reid, the Democratic minority leader in the US Senate, is not the kind of guy I want leading the opposition to Bush. He says he would only block the nomination of a Bush appointee to the Supreme Court in… more
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