Welcome to the Empire Files podcast. This is Abby Martin. This is the audio version of each episode of the Empire Files hosted on Telesore English. You can watch every episode at the Empirefiles.tv.

Although the U.S. Empire deems itself the greatest democracy on earth, its election system is rigged, so people are given a choice

between only two parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. Despite their differences, both

parties are united around the interests of Wall Street and militarism, working to maintain a system

that churns out disaster at home and abroad. Restrictive ballot access, bias corporate media coverage, and pay-to-play campaigns

let this two-party dictatorship put a stranglehold on the process by making it nearly impossible

for third parties to run.

One of those parties is the Green Party.

Despite being the fourth largest political party in the U.S.,

the dollar democracy system makes it so that they're only on the ballot in 20 states.

Having evolved from a coalition of left-wing groups in 1984, the Green Party provides one alternative to the status quo,

with a program of social and ecological justice.

Since 2012, Dr. Jill Stein has spearheaded the party's presidential campaign,

fighting to establish a bottom-up movement for real change.

While practicing medicine, she authored critical scientific studies about environmental toxicity.

Witnessing a broken medical system, she became a community advocate for just and equal

health care. In 2002, Stein ran against Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney under the Green Party

ticket. She continued to elevate in local government until being chosen to run as the Green

Party nominee in the most impossible election of all, president of the United States.

Because the media establishment keeps third-party candidates hidden from all election coverage, possible election of all, President of the United States.

Because the media establishment keeps third party candidates hidden from all election coverage,

I sat down with Dr. Stein to find out why her voice is such a threat.

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