Corporate Patriotism

U.S. Corporations aren't even subtle about it. Waving a flag and carrying a big shovel, corporate interests are scooping up government benefits and taxpayer money in an unprecedented fashion while the public is preoccupied with the September 11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan.

Shamelessly, the Bush Administration and Congress have taken advantage of the patriotic outpouring to fulfill the wish lists of their most generous corporate campaign donors. More...

Electoral News

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued a unanimous opinion on November 8, 2001 recognizing the Green Party of the United States as the National Commitee of the Green Party. More...

Loudoun Greens Win First Election
By Ann Robinson

Chris Simmons is a quietly persuasive guy, and it was impossible to dismiss the logic of his faith that the Greens could impact a local election... More...

Jim Lowenstern's Campaign for the State Legislature
By Larry Yates

Alexandria Green Jim Lowenstern ran a hard-fought race for the 46th District seat in the Virginia General Assembly. More...

An Open Letter to the Greens of Virginia
By Dr. D.C. Amarasinghe

At the May 5, 2001 meeting of the Green Party of Virginia in Leesburg, Dr. D.C. Amarasinghe sought and obtained the Green Party nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 4th District. More...

State and Federal Electoral Reform
By Tom Yager

Electoral reform may not be in the headlines these days, but it is being discussed in state legislatures, including Virginia's. More...

U.S. Green Victories in 2001
By Mike Feinstein

The electoral success story of 2001 for the Green Party is its rapid growth on the local level. More...

Local Reports

...The Rockbridge Greens have sponsored educational forums on topics as diverse as low-debt housing, sustainable logging, organic agriculture, initiative and referendum, the unsustainable growth economy, and controlling urban growth... More...

Richmond Greens
By Dana Woods

The Richmond Greens plan to run and/or endorse progressive candidates for Richmond City Council. More...

Loudoun Greens
By Chris Simmons

In late November, the Loudoun Greens presented a $100 award at the annual History/Social Science Fair hosted by Loudoun County Public Schools... More...

Arlington Courthouse Greens
By Kirit Mookerjee

The Arlington Courthouse Greens were formed in the Fall of 2000 as a group meeting in support of the Nader presidential campaign. More...

Fredericksburg Greens
By Chris Fink

Hoping to shake things up in the North-Central region is the newly formed Fredericksburg Green Party, which also serves Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties. More...

NOVA/Alexandria Greens
By Ron Garcia-Fogarty

The Alexandria Greens have been working as a local in development since July of 2001. More...

New River Valley Greens
By Danielle Marie LoGiudice

The New River Valley (NRV) Greens are currently taking Virginia Polytechnic and State University to task for their out-dated coal power plant, which does not meet Clean Air Act standards. More...

Central Virginia Greens
By Jana Cutlip

Central Virginia Green members have been working independently on a variety of issues. More...

Growing the Green Party

Greens in Virginia, and beyond, have long stood on the plank of campaign finance reform as a way to stem the undue influence of money in establishment politics. More...

The Green Party's Opportunities from the Nader Campaign
By Tom Yager

Last year, Ralph Nader was the Green Party's first presidential candidate to qualify for the ballot in Virginia. More...

vagreenparty.org News
By Susan Dridi

The Web Committee was formally approved by consensus as a standing committee of the GPVA ... and has been on a roll ever since. More...

From the Editor
By Jana Cutlip

During the 2000 election cycle, Ralph Nader said that it would take 1 million people donating 100 dollars and one hundred hours per year in order to transform our society. More...

Activism

The burning question: "what has Ralph Nader been doing since the election?"

The simple answer: the same thing he was doing before the election - organizing and speaking out! More...

Green and Growing: Progressive Student Activism on Campus Since Nader 2000
By Katherine Fisher and Matt Hancock

This summer, Campus Greens exploded onto the national scene with their Founding Convention and Rally for Radical Change. More...

Eleven Reasons Not to Buy the Bush-Cheney "War on Terrorism"
By Larry Yates

I am asking everyone who reads this to do something difficult... More...

Making Trash and Jamming Free Speech For Fun And Profit
By Chris Maxwell

How much would it cost you to replace every radio -- walkman, clock radio, car radio, home stereo and boom box? Don't forget that the new radios will be hundred$ of dollar$. More...

Green Writings

...Brian Czech drafted a blueprint for the "steady state revolution." The goal of the steady state revolution is ecological and economic sustainability... More...

A Poem
By Larry Yates

International News

Canada - Green Party of Ontario
Reprinted by Permission
Proportional Representation Eliminates Strategic Voting More...

New Zealand
By Jeannette Fitzsimons, MP & Rod Donald, MP
Greens Grow Up More...

Greens Officers and Activists Visit Europe, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Reprinted by Permission
Meeting with European Green officials to coordinate efforts on global warming, defending the rights of children, the War in Afghanistan, and democratic globalization... More...