Hi I want to get into green politics but one thing is holding me back. Do yall have any founding books I can read ? I’ve read the likes of Marx and Engles to have a foundation of communist theory but is there anything like that for Green theory ? Any recommendations will be helpful.

"We need a third-party" sounds so normie and honestly ignorant

Like the Dems is it time to refocus rebrand and rebuild the party? The party is fairly criticized for not making much headway since Naders run. And the Dems are really damaged more than ever rn. The infrastructure is there. We have Sanders calling for the need for a workers party. Which we don't really have. Maybe shift to a workers party gb style politics? Maybe lean libertarian socialist syndicalism? Focus more on economics and economic justice issues? Create a more sharp contrast to democrat liberalism? Maybe it's time for a name change as well?

Apparently the Green Party in 2004 was miffed that Nader was seeking the endorsement of multiple parties instead of promoting the Green Party and decided to run an unknown party member named David Cobb instead. Despite getting way less votes than in 2000, Nader still got third place running as an independent with the endorsement of the Reform Party. Cobb got far less votes, coming behind the Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates. In 2008, they again rejected Nader in favor of former Democratic congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who had some name recognition but still came in 6th place behind the LP and CP, while Nader again came in third. The GP seems to do the best when it runs "personalities", Stein is arguably the new Nader given her performances compared to that of Howie Hawkins in 2016. Should the Green Party try to stand on it's own or rely on personalities to get votes?

So as the title states, I’m interested in the green party but —- some stuff holds me back.
Firstly - I’m exploring this option because I am not a fan of either dems or reps because to me they are the same except one is red and one is blue. Im old enough to know how red and blue fight for territories but cause havoc equally….

It just seems that most “Green” officials are hippy-like. And I think that hurts. I just looked at the list of folks representing my state and in today’s day and age — you’ve got to have some kind of appeal — not saying handsome Or “hot” but you have to dress it up better. Dems and Reps come off as sharks, businessmen/women and command attention. There is nothing like that here.

I am all for about 90% of what Green party stands for but we need better representation.

Hi i am seeking a political fit. I voted Nader way back in the day. Supported Kucinich and Bernie. Backed Jill. And am probably one of the few on the left who considered Trump a better choice between the two major parties. I have seen the right working class coming around while the left seceded ground and their positions. We've reached the bottom and are looking up and it would just be a win at this point to even be anywhere at the table. That said, Im also optimistic as Trumpism will ultimately lead to failure and disappointment and people will still be hungry for effective policy to bring them prosperity and hope for the future. Im up on the possibilities that MMT brings to class war politics and i think we've largely turned the corner on identity politics and are shifting to a new phase. Maybe.. if so i think we can make some advances in the near future and combat the rise of christian fascism and a looming eco apocalypse.

Id call myself a libertarian socialist first and foremost. What i want is a party that is focused on working class politics and that looks at America ultimately as an ongoing humanitarian revolution against the institutions that exploit people and planet. Im tired of all the class division, the superiority complexes, the puritanism, the dogma, the canceling and deplatforming, the shaming. Somehow we need to reconnect with others we share this land and experience with and we need to accept our differences and seek common ground. If we cant win by applying common sense politics and winning people over and discussing differences and ideas we get the results we find ourselves with. Id love to see a working class party like is forming in GB but reality seems to be that the two best options are libs and greens in our electoral system as it stands. What does the future of the greens look like? Does anyone know of a faction or splinter group i might be interested in? Thanks for any help.

See: https://greensocialist.net/about/

Would it be fair to call this a faction within the Green Party? For me, the key point of the Project is its call for the transformation of the U.S. Green Party "from a federation of state parties with indirect representation of individual supporters in the national party" to a structure in which members pay dues and have "democratic membership rights" in the national party.

That sounds immensely appealing. For those who support such a change, what is the next tangible step? How many of the state parties are on board, if any? For those who oppose such a change, why is it a bad idea? Is the present system viable?

Coming from the Libertarian Party here - beginning to align more with Greens. However, I was wondering what the party’s stance is on mandatory vaccinations? For example, what was the party’s stance during COVID? Did they support the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for citizens?

I had joined the Libertarian Party shortly before the 2020 election because I didn’t (and still don’t) want to vote for the major parties. Is there any major difference between the GP and LP besides having an environmental stance and difference in economic policy? Because other than that, it seems like the parties overlap a lot.

Thanks in advance

Trying to volunteer with them, but have yet to have anyone contact me. I’ve reached out to their FB page, but no dice as of yet.

The Democrats have completely lost any moral credibility in my mind and I'm switching to Green. I'd really like to find ways to contribute to, and get involved in, Green party activities in the Dayton, Ohio area. I've seen an ethical slide (in the wrong direction) in the Democratic party over the past few decades that I just can't ignore anymore. At some point you have to stop and ask yourself, "How evil would this party have to get for me to stop voting for them?". The genocide in Gaza has been that tipping point for me, and I know, there were plenty of other tipping points stretching back to even the Clinton administration, but I'm older and wiser now.

Hi!

I’m a 19-year-old new to political engagement. Since starting work at 14, I haven't had a lot of time to fully explore politics. My family is Republican, so I initially registered that way. I even planned to vote for Trump, but after reading more news and posts about societal issues, climate change, and, above all, the genocide in Gaza, I felt neither Trump nor Harris were right choices. For my first vote, I went with Jill Stein, though I still felt underinformed.

I believe in the values I've seen from the Green Party and want to align my choices with those ideals, but I also want to ensure I’m fully informed moving forward. Could anyone suggest resources to learn more about the Green Party, its platform, and ways to get involved?

Thank you!

Instead of spending all our time and money on presidential campaigns where we only get about 3% of the popular vote. Why don’t we start running some congressional candidates to see if any one of them could get elected into the House of Representatives? I get that not the highest low of power, but people could see that The Green Party is an actual political party and not just, running Dr. Stein and taking votes away from the Democrats every 4 years. Yes I’m sure they would still say that but then we could say we’ve got this Congress person to show that we’re not taking votes away from the Democrats or the Republicans. We are giving people something to vote for instead of just voting against someone.

apparently even if miraculously Jill or any other third party candidate received the most popular votes, it wouldn't be enough since ultimately electoral colleges choose the winner.

so, help me understand one thing— what would a candidate need to do in order to get the electoral colleges to vote for them?

is there a way? there should be right? what's the loophole? how can we fix this?

I know that Democrats are going to blame the Green Party for contributing to their loss. Same as always. Same bullshit scapegoating. But I’d like to know, what comes next for the Green Party. The way I see it, the Green Party has some problems that they need to address. First and foremost, they don’t win. The Green Party has been at this for decades. They know the strategies and the tactics of the Democratic and the Republican parties, the biased media coverage when they even bother to cover the party. They know all of their dirty tricks. But what have they been doing strategically to counter all of this? It’s definitely not easy. I wish having the moral high ground and best policies were enough, but it hasn’t been. The Democrats are at their weakest now. They’ve lost one of the most winnable presidential elections ever for the second time now. What is the Green Party going to do with this opportunity? There are multiple smaller left leaning parties, organizations, and unions across the country. What we need now more than ever is unity among progressives and leftists. What I think the Green Party should do is get in contact with every one of those groups and propose the formation of a new party. Combine resources, maybe even try to get some of the few progressives in congress to switch to the new party. A long shot, but that would automatically grant the party seats in Congress and get it on voters radars. It’s all a long shot, but it is worth at least trying. The point is, try new strategies and go after now while they’re still coping with their loss. Maybe also try a rebrand. The Green Party in the US is unfortunately ingrained in the minds of most Americans as a fringe party that never wins. A new name for a new progressive party is more likely to turn heads. Do to the Democrats what the Republicans did to the Whigs back in the 1850s. Make them obsolete in the minds of Americans.

I'd like to see a council of leaders dedicated to running in the next presidential primary and we select from amongst them.

They'll have the next 3-years to present their leadership skills within the infrastructure of our party. Then we vote.

But there's one catch: This should be a collaboration instead of a competition.

One word: Gaza

To Mods: I understand that this is not directly about Greens but I submit that evaluating and debating the reasons Harris lost is important for us in formulating our strategy moving forward and for this reason I hope you will make an exception given the significance of the event and its potential to aid us.

Items that contributed to Harris/Democrats' losses in 2024 (in no particular order):

• Absurdity of saying she’s trying to save democracy when:
  • We don’t have a democracy - we have a plutocracy
  • She didn’t win a primary
  • Democrats were filing frivolous lawsuits against Greens to remove them from ballots
  • She cowardly refused to debate third party candidates
• Voters tied her to inflation and economy and she committed an own goal when she initially said that she couldn’t think of anything she would have done differently than Biden
• Democratic party and their surrogates falsely claimed that a Vote for Stein was a vote for Trump and that Stein had cost the Democrats the 2016 election
• Democratic party surrogates propagated debunked claims that Stein was a Russian asset
• Democratic party surrogates made ageist comments and ran a deceitful smear campaign during Stein’s AMA on r/politics which included false claims that she suffered from cognitive issues because she mentioned Joe Biden during her answer to a question specifically about Joe Biden (they deceptively tried to say that she didn’t realize her opponent was Harris)
• Subpar communication skills including nasally voice 
• Despite being Vice President of the USA, she sat idly by while tens of thousands of Gazans were being butchered
• Failed to denounce Dick Cheney as architect of an Iraq war that killed hundreds of thousands of civilians and in fact embraced right wing support and promised a Republican in the cabinet
• Had very little credibility with some voters since she was anti-fracking at one point and then switched her position to allow for some fracking
• Condescending speech from Obama towards Black males that speculated that they may not vote for her solely because she was a woman. While he may not have been wrong in some cases, the manner in which he broached the topic left much to be desired. This occurred around the same time that Harris launched a list of items she would promote that were tailored towards Black male concerns, but that some found to be patronizing and/or insufficient.
• Bill Clinton gave a disastrous speech in Michigan that all but gave his endorsement of the genocide in Gaza
• Some voters made their decision based on race and/or sex. Some would argue that given the backlash against the extremist proponents of what they view as “wokism”, having a Black woman with a background as a prosecutor and a nasally voice made her the wrong messenger for the Democrats, especially given that many of them feel that Trump has been falsely charged with crimes solely for political reasons.
• Harris failed to distinguish herself from Biden; her policies did not excite the public and many considered her a continuation of the Biden presidency and puppet of her corporate donors and special interest groups
• Campaign relied too heavily on preventing Trump from being president rather than touting what she would do to improve lives 
• Campaign vastly overestimated the importance of abortion given that many of the battleground states did not have overly restrictive policies to begin with and Trump has repeatedly said that abortion should be decided by states, thereby deflating claims of an imminent national abortion ban
• Biden made comment that Trump supporters were garbage thus adding to a long history of what they feel are slights against them (Clinton: Deplorables, Obama: retreat to religion and guns)
• Voters tied her to Ukraine war which feels like there is no end in sight and which conjures up bad memories of Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam
• Was appointed border czar but people felt like that led to nothing while simultaneously seeing no progress on the long unresolved issue of immigration
• Many felt that providing gender surgeries to undocumented immigrants was an unjust use of their tax dollars and evidence of the Woke philosophy going out of control
• Failed to champion election reform policies like proportional representation, STAR voting, and ending/reforming the electoral college
• Falsely claimed that crime was down - Per FBI website stats, violent crime (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) is in fact up significantly compared to 10 years ago. Furthermore, Simple Assault and Kidnapping have skyrocketed and other notable crimes are up significantly as well:
  • Property destruction/vandalism
  • Theft from motor vehicles
  • Intimidation
  • Purse snatching
  • Pocket picking
  • Identity theft
  • Computer hacking
  • Fondling
  • Shoplifting
• Trump assassination attempts helped proliferate the notion that he was being persecuted and cemented an image that he was the underdog and a victim fighting back against the “Deep State”
• She failed to address the feeling that many male voters, especially young and White, feel they’ve been unfairly discriminated against in the workforce and been on the losing end of DEI initiatives
• Trump capitalized on his celebrity status and won voters over with sort of a paternal grandfatherly charm offensive that saw him give the appearance of humbling himself by serving meals at Mcdonalds and driving a garbage truck, the latter being a politically savy reply towards the Biden accusation that his supporters were garbage
• Failed to illustrate how she was going to fix what many feel is a corrupt and incompetent Supreme Court that operates with no term limits and no code of conduct
• Failed to find ways to connect with rural and working class, non-college educated voters. Lost previous Biden votes to Trump and failed to inspire enough new people to vote for her

I'm sure I've missed a lot so feel free to advise me accordingly

Hello everyone!

Current Libertarian here who is considering switching to the Green Party. I voted for Jill this election. I grew up in an all Republican Household and then switched to the Libertarian Party once I began thinking for myself. I realized that the social policies of the Republican Party were the opposite of what I believed.

However, I have always supported Capitalism as it just made sense to me. I really want people to live free lives socially and economically. I don’t like when the government makes decisions on people’s behalf.

I know this is an extreme take - but I’ve always been more of an individualist and am frustrated that republicans give people more freedom with their finances (but not with their social and personal rights). And democrats seem to give people more freedom with their social rights (but push for higher tax rates and less individual choice financially).

Could I get some input from the Greens on this page as to how my views may or may not align with the party?

Thank you in advance!

She represents everything I stand for. People, planet and peace ought to be the priority of every political party. Ms. Stein and Mr. Ware did run third in line behind Harris/Walz. Today, I feel great disillusionment for my countrymen and countrywomen's choice for a President, but I'm Green. Period. The platform for equity and equal opportunity for everybody, protecting the environment (Global Warming is a reality. It was 80 degrees today in Northern Virginia. This is early November), calling for a Cease-Fire in Gaza, and promoting global peace. I can certainly say I'll be #VotingGreen2028. We'll get there.

I voted Green but I am absolutely disgusted that there has to be a fight to get those votes counted. I went to the website to try to get involved, but I'm not in a major city. Is there any movement happening in places like Canton?