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Matt Reichel, Green Party candidate for the U.S. House, 5th district Illinois Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Matt Reichel Wins Primary, Takes on “The Machine”

Hi. My name is Matt Reichel, and I am a Green Party candidate running for the U.S. House seat from the 5th district of Illinois in the coming special election.

I am running because I believe that the Congress needs an innovative perspective that won’t be offered by the mainstream politicians seeking this office.

I am the youngest and most progressive candidate in this election. At 27 years old, I offer the freshest perspective on the very serious challenges that face this country today: unending imperial war in the Middle East, a drastic recession created largely by corruption and greed in the financial sector, and the increasing precariousness of the working majority. What’s more, my background is as a peace activist and grassroots journalist: my track record is one of consistent progressivism. I have fought to end the Bush wars since the day the president took office, be it as a canvasser, lobbyist, writer, political volunteer, or, now, as a candidate for federal office. (more…)

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Senator Deirdre de Burca addresses Green Party Convention 09 Sunday, March 8th, 2009

by Déirdre de Búrca
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     Good afternoon everyone. I am speaking this afternoon as the party’s Dublin candidate for the European elections in June. For many of us who are facing into the local and the European elections on June 5th, this is a challenging but also an extremely energising time.

    I say energising because, as in all times of crisis, opportunities also present themselves. It is up to all of us who care about the future of this country, who are committed to seeing greener and more sustainable policies implemented at local, national and European levels, not to allow ourselves to be daunted by the economic and social challenges we face.

    Instead, as the political party which represents the most forward-looking and innovative political thinking in this country and at a European level, the Green Party will lead the way in identifying new opportunities for job-creation, for energy security, for smarter and cleaner transport systems, for a more diversified but productive agricultural sector, for fairer, more community-based healthcare services, and for an educational system that provides young people with necessary skills in a rapidly-changing society and economy.

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