What's Wrong With This Country's Politics? The American political system is in meltdown. Each election year, more and more people vote for "None of The Above" by staying home. Sadly, that just plays into the hands of the established political parties, their politicians, and the giant corporations that own them. Our country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies. The reason: excessive concentration of power and wealth in a few hands. Instead of government of, by, and for the people, we have a government of the Exxons, by the General Motors, and for the DuPonts. Such concentration serves the interests of the few over the many. History has taught us the perils of this degree of concentrated power and wealth. This concentrated power in the service of greed, together with short-term thinking, prevents our country from foreseeing and forestalling looming problems on the horizon. Among these problems:   Environmental degradation, from global warming to land erosion   Widely reported corporate crime, fraud, and abuse   Runaway harmful technologies   Urban poverty, redlining, and the decline of the family farm economy   Relentless commercialization of every nook and cranny of our society and culture In short, concentrated corporate power is on a collision course with democracy. - A local Green, 7/19/2000 Green or Bust Green or Bust by Sam Smith Green Party Platform GREEN PARTY PLATFORM 2000 Summary Pages on Nader's Positions 14-page multi-issue omnibus Single-Issue Flyers from Illinois Greens page Updated September 17, 2000 This site is generously hosted by Prairienet