Ten years ago, Green Mass Group issued a writing challenge based on Rosa Clemente’s powerful yet unconvincing quote, that “the Green Party is no longer the alternative, the Green Party is the imperative.” “IS the Green Party indeed the imperative? Is it fundamentally or uniquely important? Why or why not?” That was the question we …
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Editor’s note: On March 4th, 2026, the sound of US Marine veteran Brian McGinnis’ fracturing bones echoed through the shame-soaked halls of Congress. Brian’s campaign manager, Mark Elbourno, a Palestinian American from Gaza, shared this stirring first-hand account, republished with permission. 𝚃̲̲𝚑̲̲𝚎̲ ̲𝙿̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚘̲̲𝚏̲ ̲𝚃̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚑̲: ̲𝙰̲ ̲𝙵̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚝̲-̲𝙷̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚍̲ ̲𝙰̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚝̲ The air in the Senate Armed Services …
Continue reading The Price of Truth: A First-Hand Account
Gary Swing, 2026 Green Party candidate for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District drafted this statement on the foundational illegitimacy of the United States for a conversation he had with Cynthia Pooler on her Focus on the Candidates podcast. It begs the question, should the United States be fundamentally altered, or altogether abolished? Read the full statement …
Continue reading 250 is Enough
In 2024, I laid out an idea to turn Congress into The People’s House by 2028, with a goal of running 100 candidates across the country in 2024, 250+ in 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, and a full 435+ in 2028. While it never coalesced into a real campaign, and had …
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There comes a time when your political affiliations have meaning. At the moment, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib represents her Detroit and Dearborn district as part of the very Democratic Party coalition that continues its active, long-running support of the U.S.-Israeli genocide of the Palestinian People. With so many red lines crossed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s …
Continue reading It’s time for Rashida Tlaib to #GoGreen!
Update: We removed all links to Twitter/X profiles because Elon Musk’s Twitter/X permanently suspended our @GreenMassGroup account without providing a single instance of violation of terms. There are times in history when the impossible becomes possible, when the pace of change quickens, when the very foundations of conventional wisdom are shaken and shattered. For many …
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I’m very grateful to Steve Welzer and Green Horizon Magazine for editing and publishing this tribute to Mel King in their Fall 2023 issue. The following is the full version, as submitted. ~Eli On March 28th, 2023, there was a dimming of light throughout Boston and across the world as Melvin H. King transitioned to ancestor. …
Continue reading The Arc of the Rainbow Bends Towards Love
Boston lost its Lion King in March with the passing of Melvin H. King at the age of 94. It is impossible to summarize the impact that Mel’s life had on the city, and on the people who endeavor to do justice to his life and vision. State Senator Lydia Edwards put it this way: …
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John Rensenbrink, whose thinking and vision and activism helped birth and steward the Green Party in the U.S., became an ancestor on July 30, 2022, one month before his 94th birthday. His invaluable account of the early history of the party can be read here. Sadly, Elie Yarden, who passed away just five weeks later, …
Continue reading John Rensenbrink, 1928-2022. Presente
With tremendous sadness, we share the news of Elie Yarden’s passing. Elie’s profoundly unique take on the promise and potential of the Green Party in the U.S., the Green-Rainbow Party in Massachusetts, and the basic concept of an ecological political party and international Green movement prepared to encounter and transform a deeply un-ecological society continues …
Continue reading Rest in peace, Rest in power, Rest in balance, Elie Yarden. 1923-2022.