Green party
Despite ‘green wave,’ France still behind on anti-racist, anti-colonial progress, researcher says
Though France is seeing a surge in environmentalist activism, particularly in Sunday’s municipal elections, anti-racism and anti-colonial movements should not be separated from the work, says Malcom Ferdinand, a researcher at the French National Scientific Research Center in Paris.
The Rise of the New Mexico Green Party
Catalina Reyes of member station KUNM in Albuquerque reports on the emergence of the New Mexico Greens as a party to be reckoned with ? albeit one with a bit of an identity problem. Green candidates and many of the state’s mainstream environmentalists have taken pains to distance themselves from one another.
Not that Easy Being Green
Steve talks about the prospects for the new California Green party with social historian Morgan Kausser of the California Institute of Technology. Kausser says there hasn’t been a truly successful alternative party in the US since the Republicans in the 1850’s, and that the California Greens face a tough challenge, whether they pursue a narrow […]
Environment 2004
The environment is not at the top of the list of most voter concerns this election year. But Jeff Young reports some Democrats are betting that Bush’s environmental record will motivate enough people on Election Day to make a difference. Host Steve Curwood talks it over with former Clinton Administration official Carol Browner and Republican […]
Green Future
Host Steve Curwood talks with John Rensenbrink of the American Association of State Green Parties about Ralph Nader’s role in the presidential race. The Green Party candidate effected the outcome of the election, but did not hit the five percent vote threshold needed to qualify for federal funds in the 2004.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
The Green Party has made significant headway in California. Thirty Greens currently hold elected office in the state, mostly at the local level. But as Nathan Johnson reports, Green Party candidates are finding it difficult to raise the money and build the organizations needed to win higher offices.