ISSUES continued in-depth | Hawkins
Press Statements |
Questionnaires
End the War
in Iraq
End the US commitment to decades of war trying to impose a
military and corporate occupation of the Middle East and its
oil. Stop all illegal US-led wars and covert action to overthrow
governments (Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Venezuela,
etc.).
Peace in the Middle East
Stop our nation's military and economic support for the Israeli
occupation of Palestinian lands.
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Universal Medicare
Quality health care for all with no out-of-pocket charges.
Solar-Based
Renewable Energy
Shut down nuclear power. Phase out fossil fuels.
Full Employment
at Living Wages
Public works to create millions of new jobs at living wages.
Raise the Minimum Wage to a family-supporting Living Wage.
Civil
Rights
End racial profiling by police and the criminal justice system.
End the death penalty. Advocate for women's rights and reproductive
freedom.
Fair Elections
Abolish the Electoral College-Direct election of the President
by majority vote through Instant Run-Off Voting. Proportional
Representation in Congress-Representation for each party in
proportion to the vote it receives.
Independent Politics
We live under a two-party system of corporate rule in the United
States. The corporate elite funds and owns both major parties.
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Education
Guarantee a quality education to everyone, including equal
access to resources such as books, school facilities that work,
and great teachers who are paid enough to stay in the profession.
Transportation
Traffic congestion cannot be dealt with without slowing population
growth or long-term planning on organizing our cities better
and establishing mass transportation, getting fuel cell going
in cars and reducing the size of cars.
Repeal the Patriot Act
End secret detentions and arrests without charges. Don't sacrifice
our constitutional rights to militarism.
End the "War on
Drugs"
Drug abuse is a health problem, not a criminal problem. Drug
prohibition increases crime by creating a violent underground
drug economy. Legalize, regulate, and tax drugs.
Fair Labor
Laws
Repeal Taft-Hartley. Majority card-check union recognition.
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Fair Taxes
Cut the property, sales, and payroll taxes that overburden
working families. Shift the tax burden to simple, no-loopholes,
progressively-graduated income and wealth taxes. Make corporations
and the rich pay their fair share. | 
