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What Jill Stein Gets Wrong About Sustainable Investing

November 1, 2016 By Patrick Costello 4 Comments

A recent article in The Daily Beast featured a takedown of Jill Stein’s personal investments, in which she was accused of hypocrisy, and included the following statement: “Many critics say clean-energy and socially responsible investment funds offer a poor rate of return and should generally be avoided.”

Dr. Stein’s defense included the statement that she has “explored” more socially responsible funds but “found their investments in fracking and large-scale biofuels not much better than the non-green funds. I have not yet found the mutual funds that represent my goals of advancing the cause of people, planet, and peace.”

Jill Stein can easily be forgiven for believing what she was told about green, sustainable funds, because conventional front line investment professionals often say these things to their clients.

Filed Under: Elections, Environment Tagged With: Climate change, election 2016, fossil fuels, Green Party, Jill Stein, Wall Street

Beyond The Myth Of Ralph Nader: Who Are The Real Election Spoilers?

September 2, 2016 By Eleanor Goldfield 17 Comments

This week on Act Out! host Eleanor Goldfield looks at the question of third-party candidates in America, and busts common myths about Ralph Nader’s “spoiler effect” in the 2000 election.

“Spoiler Alert: it’s not third parties. Let’s take a look at 3rd party scapegoating and the real culprits behind lesser and greater evil politics.”

Filed Under: Elections, National News Tagged With: election 2000, election 2016, Green Party, Ralph Nader, SCOTUS, voting

Jill Stein: Being Called A ‘Spoiler’ Means We’re A Threat To The Establishment

August 24, 2016 By Kevin Patrick Kelly 3 Comments

With public opinion showing that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the two most unpopular presidential nominees ever to be nominated by their respective parties, this could be the year of the third party.

One such candidate for disillusioned voters is the Green Party nominee for President, Dr. Jill Stein. Stein, who was previously her party’s nominee for the 2012 presidential contest, believes that her candidacy can gain serious traction among voters who detest voting for Trump, as well as Bernie Sanders supporters who feel betrayed by the Democratic National Committee and believe that Clinton will renege on her newfound progressive pledges.

Last week, Stein and I spoke briefly about the need for social movements, Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy, and being labeled a “spoiler.”

Kevin Patrick Kelly: Similar to Bernie Sanders, your campaign, to me, is bigger than any presidential campaign: it is part of the broader progressive movement growing in this country. How do you think your campaign contributes to that movement?

Filed Under: Elections, National News Tagged With: Donald Trump, election 2016, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein

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