Archive for the ‘Social & Economic Justice’ Category

Green Party Forum on Single-Payer Health Care Funding Friday in Durham, NC Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Green Party will present a public forum on the need for a Single-Payer health care funding system on Friday, July 24 from 3:30-4:30 pm as part of their 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina.
Cynthia McKinney calls from Israeli prison Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Cynthia McKinney aboard detained Free Gaza Movement relief boat Thursday, June 25th, 2009

2008 Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney is participating in a second campaign to deliver goods to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade. According to recent news reports, port authority officials in Cyprus have detained a multi-national Free Gaza Movement boat in Lanarca under pressure from Israel. The boat is carrying 33 human rights activists, including Ms. McKinney, and shipments of medical supplies and cement.
Greens call for new GAO, Congressional Budget Office studies on Single-Payer health care Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Green Party leaders and health care activists called for new federal studies on the economic feasability and impact of a Single-Payer (Medicare For All, HR 676) national health care program. The study should cover overall and ongoing costs and savings, not just government spending.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE, ANYWAY? Sunday, June 21st, 2009
The use of civil unions instead of same-sex marriage does not adequately address the reality of love or the unique nature of each human. In the aftermath of the passing of Proposition 8 in California, there has been much debate about whether or not ga... [From: A Green State of Mind]
Green Party leaders: Economic recovery plans from Obama and Congress favor giant corporate lenders, Wall Street firms, and insurance companies over the needs of Americans Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Green Party leaders said today that measures to end the recession must focus on the financial needs of middle- and lower-income Americans, and accused Democrats and Republicans in Congress and President Obama of favoring big banks, financial institutions, and insurance firms.