Howie Hawkins Green Party candidate for Governor of New York at a candidates debates in Henrietta (suburb of Rochester) on October 22, 2010

Howie Hawkins has been an organizer in movements for peace, justice, labor, the environment, and independent politics since the late 1960s.

PROGRESSIVE TAXES
Take the Rich Off Welfare to Erase the Deficit and Fund Jobs, Schools, Health Care, Homes, the Environment, and Revenue Sharing with Local Governments

REFORM ALBANY
Replace the Two-Party Corporate State with Multi-Party Democracy through Proportional Representation, Democratize Legislative Rules, Strengthen Disclosure Laws for Lobbying and Election Expenditures

FULL EMPLOYMENT
Jobs for All at Living Wages

HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
A Single-Payer, Community-Based Health Service

CLEAN ENERGY:
Ban Hydrofracking, No Nukes, Renewable Energy, Public Power

GOOD SCHOOLS FOR ALL COMMUNITIES:
Fiscal Equity for Fully Funded Schools in All Communities, Free Public Education from Pre-School through Graduate School, Oppose Privatization and Union-Busting, Support Community Schools with Parent/Teacher/Community Participation

ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY FOR ECONOMIC RENEWAL:
A State Bank for Democratic Direction of Investment toward Worker and Consumer Cooperatives, Democratic Public Enterprises, Affordable Mortgages, and a Sustainable Green Economy

SUSTAINABLE GREEN ECONOMY:
Renewable Energy; Green Retrofits on Every Residential and Commercial Building; Mass Transit, Freight Rail, and High-Speed Rail; Sustainable Farms and Factories; A Statewide Sustainability Plan with Goals and Timetables

ORGANIC FOOD AND AGRICULTURE:
Ban corporate-owned farms. Support family farms with price supports, credit, and tax relief. Financial and technical assistance incentives to convert farms to organic methods. Bypass corporate food middlemen by supporting farmer-owned processing and marketing cooperatives and consumer-owned food cooperatives. Full organizing rights and decent wages for farmworkers.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING:
A Moratorium on Foreclosures, State Bank to Refinance Affordable Mortgages, End Subsidies for Private Developers, Invest in Public Housing, Home Rule on Rent Control Laws

RETIREMENT SECURITY:
A NY Social Security System to Supplement Federal Social Security

WORKERS RIGHTS:
Repeal the Taylor Law against public workers’ right to strike. End the exclusion of farmworkers and domestic workers from the state’s fair labor laws. Defend public school teachers’ due process tenure and seniority rights.

FAIR ELECTIONS:
Proportional Representation, Instant Runoff Voting, Public Campaign Financing, Fair Ballot Formats, Voter Information Booklets

END THE “WAR ON DRUGS”:
Drug treatment on demand, not mass incarceration. End drug prohibition: legalize, regulate, and tax drugs, starting with marijuana.

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM:
Support the right of women to access all reproductive services, including abortion.

GAY MARRIAGE:
Support Marriage Equality

PEACE:
Recall the NY National Guard from overseas wars and occupations. Expel the predator drones from NY Air National Guard at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse. End the Wars, Troops Home Now, Dismantle the Global Military Empire, Invest the Savings in Economic and Environmental Renewal.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM:
Fully fund public defenders. Abolish the death penalty. Community service and restitution for nonviolent offenders.

REGIONAL PLANNING:
Move land use planning authority from local municipalities to elected metropolitan/regional planning boards in order to end economically and environmentally destructive sprawl, to protect farms, green space, and environmental resources, to reduce intraregional inequities in housing, education and fiscal capacity, and to renew city, town and village centers with transit-linked, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods of mixed homes, shops, jobs, schools, parks, and civic buildings.

AID LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY:
End unfunded state mandates. State takeover of Medicaid costs. Progressive state tax reform and revenue-sharing to reduce burden of regressive local sales and property taxes. Support municipal charter reforms to empower directly democratic citizen assemblies in towns, villages, and city neighborhood in municipal governance.

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Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, has been making waves in the political arena with his progressive platform and bold stance on financial reform. One of the key issues that Hawkins has been outspoken about is his opposition to bank bailouts.

Hawkins believes that the government’s bailout of big banks during the 2008 financial crisis was a colossal mistake that only further entrenched the power and influence of Wall Street. Instead of bailing out the banks, Hawkins argues that the government should have focused on helping struggling homeowners and small businesses that were hit hardest by the recession.

In addition to his stance on bank bailouts, Hawkins has also been a vocal advocate for greater oversight and regulation of the financial industry. He believes that the big banks should be broken up and that more stringent regulations should be put in place to prevent another financial meltdown.

Hawkins’ views on financial reform are just one part of his comprehensive platform, which also includes proposals for a Green New Deal to combat climate change, universal healthcare, and an overhaul of the criminal justice system.

In addition to his political activities, Hawkins is also an accomplished musician and has recently released Bootleg Series Volume 13, a collection of rare and unreleased tracks from his extensive career. The album has been met with critical acclaim and showcases the depth and breadth of Hawkins’ musical talent.

As the November election approaches, Howie Hawkins is poised to make a significant impact on the political landscape in New York. With his focus on economic justice and progressive values, Hawkins has emerged as a leading voice for change in the state and has the potential to shake up the status quo in Albany. Whether it’s his bold stance on bank bailouts or his musical talents, Howie Hawkins is a candidate to watch in the upcoming election.