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COLUMN: There is nothing undemocratic about third parties

Austin Collier, Reporter November 4, 2024

Discussions of politics always seem to be more contentious during the presidential election years. This has been especially true since 2016 when scandals abounded about the candidates of the main two parties...

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein poses for a portrait on Monday, March 4, 2024, in the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

COLUMN: The Green Party: More than the lesser of two evils

Logan Robertson, Writer October 22, 2024

Last week, hundreds of Kentuckians gathered in Louisville to join millions across the world in marking one year of genocide in Gaza. For over a year, at least 40,000 Palestinians have been brutally murdered...

VIDEO: Exclusive interview with Dr. Jill Stein

Giana Gallo, Broadcast/Podcast Manager March 12, 2024

The National Green Party Candidate for president talked with the Kernel about her campaign and why voting matters.

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein poses for a portrait on Monday, March 4, 2024, in the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein fights to make an ‘America that works for all of us’

Hannah Stanley and Gracie Moore March 7, 2024

Editor’s note: The following information was gathered from a private interview with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and the Kentucky Kernel, as well as comments from a public meeting shortly...

Universal basic income could solve many of America’s issues

Dalton Stokes April 19, 2017

Recently there has been a following amassed behind an idea that many mainstream and moderate politicians would call socialist. The idea is a proposal for what is called a Universal Basic Income or UBI. The...

Green Party leads election recount: justified or futile?

Blake Blevins December 5, 2016

America watched the recent election in awe, and few expected the cards to fall just how they did with Trump winning many historically blue states. While some simply accredited this abnormality to the unique...

Geoff Young brings foreign policy debate to BCTCS

Matt Smith September 21, 2016

War, U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East are not heavily debated topics around UK, or issues that hold significance with students.But a self-described expert on military affairs, who has also been...

Geoff Young is running for the 6th Congressional District of Kentucky, which includes UK, as a Democrat.

Kentucky’s Bernie Sanders focused on party reform

Cheyene Miller March 30, 2016

After coming up short in three attempts at elected office, retired engineer Geoff Young is trying to make four his lucky number in the upcoming primary election for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional district.Young,...

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