Arlington Sun Gazette Members of the Arlington Green Party accounted for five of the eight delegates from Virginia at the recent Green Party National Convention, which took place in Chicago from July 10-13. Audrey Clement, Kirit Mookerjee, Josh Ruebner, Tamar Yager and Tom Yager participated in the convention, which nominated former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, […]
Arlington Sun Gazette County officials say they plan to use next spring’s contract renegotiation period in an effort to increase recycling options for county homeowners. County Manager Ron Carlee on July 19 told County Board members there was a “high probability” that recycling options would expand next year. County officials recently expanded the types of […]
June 16, 2008 · By Phyllis Bennis UFPJ Talking Points #59: U.S. trying to “legalize” permanent occupation of Iraq; Shifting discourse on Israel-Palestine The Bush administration is escalating its efforts to make permanent its occupation of Iraq through imposing a “bilateral” agreement on the Iraqi government, but Iraqi opposition is growing. If those efforts fail, […]
Policy Watch with Joe Briggs
The National Artist challenges US Zionists with depiction of the Nakba James Reinl, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: May 24. 2008 8:05PM UAE / May 24. 2008 4:05PM GMT NEW YORK // When Ildiko Toth designed a poster commemorating the 1948 destruction of Arab towns by Jewish militants, the Oregon-based artist said she wanted to “give […]
Arlington Sun Gazette Two times was enough for Republican County Board candidate Mike McMenamin, who says he will not seek the position this year. McMenamin fell short in bids for the board against Democrat Chris Zimmerman in 2006 and, running as a ticket with Joe Warren, against Democrats Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes in 2007. […]
Arlington Sun Gazette Taking a swipe at the Democrats along the way, the Arlington Green Party said it is actively soliciting candidates for the two School Board seats on the ballot in November. “We need to have a real competitive election for these School Board positions,” said Kirit Mookerjee, who convened the Green Party’s monthly […]
Favola Draws Two Challengers By David Schultz/The Connection Tuesday, May 06, 2008 TWO THIRD-PARTY candidates have entered the race for Arlington County Board and are looking to unseat incumbent Board Member Barbara Favola (D).John Reeder and Tibo Van der Does, both of whom are running in their first campaigns, have announced that they will be […]
Green Party of Monroe County Monday, March 10, 2008 Greens win bid to remove Robert E. Lee quote from Arlington, Va. tax decal The Arlington Greens *Press Release: Greens Victorious in Campaign to Remove Robert E. Lee Quote from Tax Decal* Arlington, VA (March 7) — The Arlington Green Party expressed satisfaction today that its […]
