Richard Walton
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Richard Walton is an American
politician and writer. He was the vice presidential
nominee in 1984 of the short lived Citizens Party; Sonia Johnson
was their Presidential nominee that year. Johnson's running mate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket that year was Emma Wong Mar, however.
He went on to become one of the early members of the Green Party
of Rhode Island
. In the 1996 Presidential election
in Rhode Island he was temporarily a stand-in candidate for Ralph Nader
's official running mate Winona LaDuke
. In the 2004 Presidential election, he endorsed Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb
.
He was long-time president of the Stone Soup Folk Arts Foundation of Rhode Island
.
He is a 1951 graduate of Brown University
and in 1954 received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
. He subsequently worked for the Voice of America
during the Kennedy
and Johnson
administrations.
He has written several books on foreign policy, including The United States and the Far East (ISBN 0-8164-3110-8), Cold War and Counter-Revolution (ISBN 0-14-021627-8), The Power of Oil: Economic, Social, Political (ISBN 0-8164-3186-8) , and Congress and American Foreign Policy: A Background Book on the Presidential-Congressional Struggle (ISBN 0-8193-0612-6). His "Henry Wallace, Harry Truman and the Cold War" (ISBN 0-670-36859-8, published 1976) demonstrated his strong belief in peace as well as a premature hope that the Cold War was over.
As of October 2009, he is on the adjunct faculty of Rhode Island College
, teaching writing and English. He was among the leaders of a campaign to unionize adjunct faculty at Rhode Island College. In an election in April 2007, the adjunct faculty voted by an overwhelming margin to unionize and affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers. He currently serves on the union's negotiating committee, agreeing a first contract with the College and Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. This initial contract was ratified in October 2009.
United States
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politician and writer. He was the vice presidential
Vice President of the United States
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nominee in 1984 of the short lived Citizens Party; Sonia Johnson
Sonia Johnson
Sonia Johnson is an American feminist activist and writer. She was an outspoken supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment and in the late 1970s was publicly critical of the position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , of which she was a member, against the proposed amendment...
was their Presidential nominee that year. Johnson's running mate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket that year was Emma Wong Mar, however.
He went on to become one of the early members of the Green Party
Green Party (United States)
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of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
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. In the 1996 Presidential election
United States presidential election, 1996
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in Rhode Island he was temporarily a stand-in candidate for Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
's official running mate Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is a Native American activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer. In 1996 and 2000, she ran for vice president as the nominee of the United States Green Party, on a ticket headed by Ralph Nader. In the 2004 election, however, she endorsed one of Nader's opponents, Democratic...
. In the 2004 Presidential election, he endorsed Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb
David Cobb
David Keith Cobb is an American activist and was the 2004 presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States .-Career and political activities:...
.
He was long-time president of the Stone Soup Folk Arts Foundation of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
He is a 1951 graduate of Brown University
Brown University
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and in 1954 received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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. He subsequently worked for the Voice of America
Voice of America
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during the Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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and Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
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administrations.
He has written several books on foreign policy, including The United States and the Far East (ISBN 0-8164-3110-8), Cold War and Counter-Revolution (ISBN 0-14-021627-8), The Power of Oil: Economic, Social, Political (ISBN 0-8164-3186-8) , and Congress and American Foreign Policy: A Background Book on the Presidential-Congressional Struggle (ISBN 0-8193-0612-6). His "Henry Wallace, Harry Truman and the Cold War" (ISBN 0-670-36859-8, published 1976) demonstrated his strong belief in peace as well as a premature hope that the Cold War was over.
As of October 2009, he is on the adjunct faculty of Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College is a nationally ranked, coeducational, state-supported comprehensive college founded in 1854, located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA...
, teaching writing and English. He was among the leaders of a campaign to unionize adjunct faculty at Rhode Island College. In an election in April 2007, the adjunct faculty voted by an overwhelming margin to unionize and affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers. He currently serves on the union's negotiating committee, agreeing a first contract with the College and Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. This initial contract was ratified in October 2009.