Category Archives: Howie Hawkins

Howie Hawkins on Energy & Oil

2020 Green Party Challenger for President End nuclear power, offshore drilling, & fracking End the use of nuclear power. Nuclear energy is massively polluting, dangerous, financially risky, expensive and slow to implement. Our money is better spent on wind, solar, … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Education

2020 Green Party Challenger for President Free college tuition for qualified students; abolish loans Provide free college tuition to all qualified students at public universities and vocational schools. Abolish all student and parent loans taken out to finance post-secondary and … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Drugs

Green Party Challenger for President End war on drugs: for legalization, treatment of abuse Greens call for an end to the “war on drugs”, legalization of drugs and for treating drug abuse as a health issue. The “war on drugs” … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Crime

Green Party Challenger for President Ban private prisons; moratorium on prison construction Ban private prisons. Implement a moratorium on prison construction. Redirect funds to alternatives to incarceration. Provide incarcerated individuals the right to vote by absentee ballot in the district … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Corporations

2020 Green Party Challenger for President Break up largest banks so that none is too big to fail Break up our nation’s largest banks and financial institutions so that none is “too big to fail.” End taxpayer- funded bailouts for … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Civil Rights

Green Party Challenger for President Support International Bill of Rights for Women The Green Party makes a strong and urgent call for U.S. passage of CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which was … Continue reading

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Howie Hawkins on Budget & Economy

2020 Green Party Challenger for President Steady-state economy better than increasing GDP Economic growth, as gauged by increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is a dangerous and anachronistic goal. The most viable and sustainable alternative is a steady-state economy. A steady-state … Continue reading

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