Green Party of the United States

Green Party of the United States

Like the Libertarians from a conservative perspective, this is the first alternative that comes to mind from a more liberal or progressive point of view. Actually, as with the Libertarians, I should have linked to their issues page. So here's that link:

Green Party Platform

I'm not a fan of so-called progressive ideas, so I wouldn't make a good explainer of their ideas. In fact, to me, their platform page does a whole lot of not saying very much at all. But they seem to be, at this time, the most viable alternative to the self-proclaimed progressiveness of Democrats. In 2000, this was the party of Ralph Nader. Now they run with a ticket of David Cobb and Pat LaMarche.

If you believe in an active federal government with involvement at a state and even local level, then you should give the Green Party a look.