Good morning. Guest good morning. Host you are part of the original u. S. Green party and you are running for president. Tell us the history of the green party, how has it changed since 1984, and what does the party look like today . Guest we got started in 1984 after the german greens elected 35 people to their bundestag, their congress, and people around the world said maybe we should do that. We met in 1984 in st. Paul, minnesota and said, we cannot build this out of the president ial run. We have to start in local politics, and we proceeded to do that for the next dozen years. In 1996, ralph nader let us use his name on ballots for president. We got on over 30 ballots, and then he ran an active ballot in 2000 and we were on over 40 ballots. That put us on the national spotlight. We have been here 35 years and currently have 129 elected officials in local offices. It is one of the best kept secrets in american politics, more than any independent Progressive Party has. You have to go
Tell us the history of the green party, how has it changed since 1984, and what does the party look like today . Guest we got started in 1984 after the german greens elected 19 people to their bundestag, their congress, and people around the world said maybe we in 1984 inhat we met st. Paul, minnesota and said, we cannot build this out of the president ial run. We have to start in local politics, and we proceeded to do that for the next dozen years. In 1996, ralph nader let us use his name on ballots for president. We got on over 30 ballots, and then he ran an active ballot in 2000 and we were on over 40 ballots. That put us on the national spotlight. Andave been here 35 years currently have 100 29 elected officials in local offices. It is one of the best kept secrets in american politics, more than any independent Progressive Party has. You have to go back to the heyday of the socialist party before the 1940s. What has changed as we have a lot of ballot lines running local candidate,
Its timermer officer charged. We are working together on this case with only one goal, justice for george floyd. I still think its not enough, and im so happy were moving towards change. Our guests this morning, d. C. Mayor muriel bowser, representative val demings, chad wolf with the white house response and former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general Martin Dempsey. Plus, our powerhouse round table. Good morning, and welcome to this week. It has been nearly two weeks of demonstrations and mourning in america. George floyds death in Police Custody sparking the broadest protests in u. S. History according to an analysis from the washington post. Their map showing the scope of the demonstrations. Overnight, cities remained largely calm across the country. In washington, the white hou the peoples house, even more fortified with new fences. On friday, President Trump talked briefly about equal justice under the law for every american, but his law and order response to the demons
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I have let me i can look into the stream at home edition it is a show that is produced on the lockdown conditions and we focus on lockdown life around the wells this is an Election Year in the United States this is also the coronavirus pandemic how republicans and democrats adapting for an election that will probably have to be socially distance that is a question that were going to be unpacking today if you have questions and thoughts and experiences and ideas wed love you to share them with us the you cheap shot is open jump in 8 and you may well be in the stream that means the expert panel hello there daniel tell everybody you are. I am daniel marrons im a reporter for off post i cover the Democratic Party and progressive movements and i recently did work as a correspondent for the album 0 series fall and swear i looked at the divide in the Democratic Party. Good to have you done you and i know al welcome to the strain tell everybody here you are. Right there i know around the corne