Howie Hawkins has been active in movements for peace, justice, and the environment since the late 1960s. He co-founded the US Green Party in 1984. After attending Dartmouth College, Hawkins has worked as a carpenter, a developer of cooperative businesses, and a truck unloader. He is a member of Teamsters Local 317 and lives on the South Side. His articles on politics and economics have appeared in many publications. He is the editor of a forthcoming book, Independent Politics.
āThe hardest thing Iāve ever seen the Democrats fight for is to keep a disabled Marine combat veteran off the ballot.ā āĀ Matthew…
Millions of Americans are under-represented under our current system
We need economic democracy to carry through the transition. We need ecosocialist solutions now
Michael Albert and Howie Hawkins debate 2020 Electoral Strategy
A Response to Michael Albertās āBattle Strategically Everywhereā
A Response to āAn Open Letter to the Green Party About 2020 Election Strategyā
The next president should harness the energy of working people and build political power for a transformation agenda for working people who have not gotten a real raise in decades
Ecosocialist system change is what the climate movement should now be fighting for to avert a climate holocaust
Green Party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in New York, explain how their campaign is aiming to raise expectations that have been systematically lowered by the stateās Democratic Party leaders
A Response to Albert’s we need left unity essay
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