Citizens Party (United States)

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The Citizens Party was a political party in the United States. It was founded in Washington, D.C., by Barry Commoner, who aimed to create a nationwide political coalition of progressive, environmentalist and liberal groups, many of which were unsatisfied with President Jimmy Carter's administration, for the first time since the dissolution of the national Progressive Party in the 1960s. The Citizens Party registered with the Federal Election Commission at the end of 1979. Commoner, a professor of environmental science at Washington University in St. Louis, was the head of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems in St. Louis, Missouri and editor of Science Illustrated magazine. The Citizens Party was a progressive, pro-science, and environmentalist party that advocated for stronger union rights, a national health service, and the expansion of cooperatives.

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