Howie Hawkins spills the beans on Wallstreet Hedge Funds investing and ripping off our Charter Schools. The only way out of this financial mess is to elect Howie to implement “The Green New Deal”. [Video] Continue Reading »

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that the Freedom Party should have the right to run its statewide candidates in this fall’s elections. “Democracy requires a full debate of ideas. The Freedom Party has certainly exceeded any minimal standards that should be required to qualify for the ballot. We should let Continue Reading »

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party of NY’ s candidate for Governor of NY State, speaking at the Albany press conference at the filing of more than 27,000 signatures to get on the ballot for November’s election. Hawkins’ challenges Andrew Cuomo on NYS’s Stock Transfer Tax of which NYS collects in excess of $16 billion annually, [Video] Continue Reading »

[From: Green Party NY]

Candidates: Cecile Lawrence, Colia Clark, Julia Willebrand, Howie Hawkins, Gloria Mattera

Candidates Challenge the Two Corporate Parties to Debate the Issues

The Green Party qualified its statewide candidates today, headed by Howie Hawkins for Governor, by filing 27,500 signatures, with more than 100 signatures coming from 26 out of the 29 Congressional Districts.

Also qualifying were four women for statewide office: Gloria Mattera for Lt. Governor, Julia Willebrand for State Comptroller, Colia Clark for US Senate(full term); and Cecile Lawrence for US Senate (Special term).

Key issues for the Greens this fall include support for a state and national New Green Deal to provide for living wage jobs for all New Yorkers, starting with massive investments in renewable energy; bringing America troops home from war and slashing the military budget; a single payer Medicare for All universal health program at the state and national level; and a ban on the proposed hydrofracking for natural gas.

The Greens also called for the end to the corruption that dominates all levels of the American government; full funding for education, including college; strong action to reduce climate change; an end to the war on drugs and the prison industrial complex; and, support for immigrant rights and same sex marriage. Continue Reading »

Colia Clark, a great grandmother who campaigned for civil rights and peace alongside the late Medgar W. Evers and Martin L. King Jr., said, “America’s greatest national treasure is her youth. Due to the high cost of a college education that treasure is endangered. I am campaigning for the US Senate fighting for critical legislation [...] Continue Reading »

Howie Hawkins, the  Green Party candidate for Governor of NY State, has a new internet ”Green Hornet” video  commercial featuring his endorsement by Ralph Nader. [Video] Continue Reading »