There are many things that will have to be changed before a truly democratic and Green society can exist but one is the tremendous and unfair gap today between the rich and the poor; in fact even between the very rich and the average person.
Today in America the best paid one-fifth of the population receives about one half of all national income, while the bottom one-fifth receives less than 4 per cent. The distribution of wealth in America is even more unfair. Here, the top one-half per cent of all property owners control over 25% of all wealth; while the top 5% sit on nearly 70% of wealth and property. What chance does the average person have for exercising his or her democratic rights under these conditions!

The party won 66 races nationwidein 2006, including 21 in California and 11 in Wisconsin. One of the biggest victories included the election of Gayle McLaughlin as mayor in Richmond, California. Richmond now has become the first city with over 100,000 residents to have a Green mayor. In Maine, Pat LaMarche received nearly 10% of the vote for governor and the Maine Green Independent Party also won two seats on the Portland City Council. In the Illinois governor’s race, candidate Rich Whitney received 11%, granting the party permanent ballot status in that state. In Colorado’s First District, Tom Kelly received 21% of the vote in his run for Congress. However, the party lost its only elected state representative, John Eder.

Hey, it’s progress!

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