Sheldon Schafer's interview on Greg & Dan on WMBD (08/11/10)
Sheldon Schafer's interview on Saturday Session with Bishop (06/19/10)
You're Greener than you think - it's time to vote that way!
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Sheldon Schafer is the candidate offering common sense, common ground, consistent life-supporting solutions for today’s problems. He will close the gap between our communities and our politics and work with people across the issues to promote inclusive democracy that engages everyone and that restores civil liberties, civil rights, and sustainable freedoms.
“I am an independent voice speaking for each citizen, not for money, and not for special interests. During this time of massive corporate and special interest giveaways, and unprecedented environmental, financial and employment crises, I will change the political dynamic like no Democrat or Republican candidate can. I will return the voice of the individual to Washington.”
Putting People First - Not Special Interests!
People should come first—not corporate and special interest groups! Elections should not be bought and sold to the highest bidder. Winning should not be dictated by fundraising. Business should exist for the betterment of people. People do not exist for the betterment of business.
Re-Educating Education!
Our children and our economic future deserve high standards for education. Students are not products of the educational system; they receive educational service. Punishing school districts for poor performance only increases the shameful disparity in per-pupil spending, and must be ended.
Sustainable Jobs and Energy
We must build and support a retooled economy based on sustainability and free of economic and energy dependence on fossil fuels; Green jobs, Diverse renewable energy, Conservation, Economically and sustainably supported local farms and businesses.
Financial & Economic Reform!
No more bailouts! Stimulus and recovery monies must be targeted where it will do the most good for people, not special interests. Banks must be held accountable for their policies and their profits. The tax code and tax bills must be held for public hearing.
Each election year, Illinois voters claim to be fed up with the state's "pay to play" politics, yet they continue to vote for the parties that created the problem; the parties that have no vested interest in changing the system. And we wonder why nothing changes? Illinois voters need to discover that on these and other issues, they’re “Greener” than they think! It’s time to vote for real, sustainable change!
Fifty-two congressional candidates and 18 activist organizations are opposing any more funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and inviting more candidates, incumbents, and organizations to join them. The 52 candidates, from 21 different states, include 19 Democrats, 16 Libertarians, 15 Greens, 2 Independents, and 0 Republicans (and more may be added to the website by the time you read this). Forty-six are candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, and six for the Senate.
Some Tea Partiers are in the wrong party, say Greens
"A real Tea Party movement would look like the Green Party": Greens urge Americans to reject corporate royalists and faux populists like Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin, citing Jefferson's warning about "the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations"
"Not all Tea Party members are befuddled rightwingers screeching that President Obama is a socialist, fascist, pro-terrorist, or all of the above. Many Tea Partiers have legitimate concerns about how the Democratic Party's health care reform plans will reduce Medicare and about trillion-dollar taxpayer-funded giveaways to Wall Street firms. They are as outraged as Greens are about how both Democrats and Republicans are coddling CEOs, major stockholders, and other wealthy elites while preaching sacrifice for the rest of us," said Carl Romanelli, former Green candidate for the US Senate and a member of Health Care for All Pennsylvania (http://healthcare4allpa.org).
Green Party leaders sharply criticized Governor Pat Quinn and the Democratic State Central Committee for bypassing State Rep. Art Turner and other more qualified candidates...
IL- Green Party candidate for Governor Rich Whitney issued
the following statement Friday in response to the recent Supreme Court
ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election...
Some Tea Partiers are in the wrong party, say Greens 
