Cynthia McKinney

It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.

There's been a long-standing relationship between me and individual members of the Green Party.

Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to wars and corporate takeover and the IMF loans that gobble up people and their resources.

Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that.

African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us.

Well, I am not afraid of the word 'liberal.'

Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to silence my voice. I've been told to 'sit down and shut up' over and over again. Well, I won't sit down and I won't shut up until the full and unvarnished truth is placed before the American people.

The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology.

The situation in the United States is becoming more dire for average ordinary Americans and the last thing we need to do is to spend money on death, destruction and war.

Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market.