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Green Party Necessary to Pass Green New Deal
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
15 Apr 2019

“The problem for the Green New Deal” is that the Democratic leadership in Congress “won’t let it happen,” said Howie Hawkins, a possible Green Party candidate for president. “That’s why we need a Green Party out here, making sure it gets addressed.” Hawkins ran for governor on a “Green New Deal for New York” platform back in 2010. 

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