"We need to reject voter suppression in its usual forms but we also need to reject voter suppression of progressive forces, and progressive voters. And that means we need a ranked choice voting system so that fear cannot be used as part of this "lesser evil" mode of politics, which is really a form of extortion." - Jill Stein This is a clip from Economic Update: A Green 3rd Party for the U.S. [S11 E16] Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWNf2... ______________________________________________________________________________________ About our guest: About our guest: Jill Stein is an organizer, physician and environmental health advocate. As the 2016 Green Party presidential candidate, she gave national voice to the Green agenda that progressives of all stripes now routinely give lip service to– from an emergency Green New Deal, to Medicare for All, a student debt bailout and reparations. She also promoted a demilitarized foreign policy based on international law, diplomacy and human rights – a position sorely lacking in the bipartisan agenda. Now in the face of growing bipartisan political repression, censorship and warmongering, she continues to fight for political choices beyond the parties of war and Wall Street. This means fighting for the right not only to vote, but to vote for what we want, not against what we fear. Thus the reforms of Ranked Choice Voting and proportional representation are a key part of her work to help revive our embattled democracy through independent politics. ______________________________________________________________________________________ We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/economicupdate Become a monthly donor via our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate _______________________________________________________________________________________ Learn more about Prof Wolff's NEW BOOK, "The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself" Now also available as an eBook! www.democracyatwork.info/books “A blueprint for how we got here, and a plan for how we will rescue ourselves.” - Chris Hedges, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author Check out Prof. Wolff's other books "Understanding Socialism" and "Understanding Marxism" http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democra... _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: http://bit.ly/2J3bEZR Follow us ONLINE: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/economicupdate Websites: http://www.democracyatwork.info/econo... http://www.rdwolff.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EconomicUpdate http://www.facebook.com/RichardDWolff http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://twitter.com/profwolff http://twitter.com/democracyatwrk Instagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Subscribe to our podcast: http://economicupdate.libsyn.com Shop our Store: http://bit.ly/2JkxIfy
