An Anti-Poverty Program for Syracuse
from the 2005 campaign for MayorHigh levels of poverty and unemployment have become entrenched in recent decades as service and retail jobs have replace many of the jobs in manufacturing. These...
View ArticleSustainable Syracuse: The Green Alternative to Destiny USA
From Howie Hawkins' 2005 campaign for MayorSustainable Syracuse Vision Maps and DrawingsPublic power may be most popular plank in the Green platform. But whether we build Destiny USA or a Sustainable...
View ArticlePublic Banking: Municipal Development Bank
We should campaign in our cities for municipal development banks, public versions of Mondragon's co-op bank, the Caja Laboral Popular Sociedad Cooperativa de Credito, which would provide technical...
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State aid is the once and future solution to Syracuse's fiscal crisis
The City of Syracuse is moving ever closer to bankruptcy. By the end of next fiscal year, we face a Detroit-like takeover of our elected city government by a state-appointed Financial Control Board.The...
View ArticleA Federated Model for Metropolitan Government
Only a metropolitan government can overcome existing municipal and school district borderlines that – intentionally or not – enforce race and class segregation in housing, schools, and job and business...
View ArticleMetropolitan Government Needs Federalism and Proportional Representation
by Howie HawkinsThis op-ed was submitted to the Syracuse Post-Standard on February 13, 2017 but not published.The Green Party believes that our region needs a metropolitan government in order to...
View ArticleFor a Sustainable Syracuse
Declaration of Candidacy by Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Mayor of SyracuseMay 4, 2017Sustainable Syracuse Vision Maps and DrawingsA mayoral candidate ought to provide voters with a...
View ArticleMetro Government for Desegregation and Land Use Planning
Metropolitan Government for Desegregation and Land Use Planningby Howie Hawkins This statement is a 3-minute talk I gave at the Manlius Chamber of Commerce’s candidates forum on August 8, 2017. I’ve...
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Help Greens Win in Syracuse
We can elect Greens to mayor and three city council seats in Syracuse, New York in this year’s November 7 elections. We ask for your help.
View ArticleProgressive Democrats Have Little Power Without an Independent Left
In January 2017, Stephanie Luce, published an article on Medium assessing the role of the Working Families Party—along with grassroots mobilizations—in moving Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York to the...
View ArticleStatement on Gun Safety
For Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Americaby Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Mayor of Syracuse, www.howiehawkins.orgIn regard to gun safety laws at the state and national levels, I will...
View ArticleLetter to the editor on Progressive City Income Tax
November 5, 2017To the editor:Your editorial (“Ben Walsh for Mayor,” Nov. 5) claims that my proposal for a progressive city income tax "would be a disaster, driving employers who could move or expand...
View Article2017 Syracuse Election Results -- What Happened?
On the positive side, the Green policy platform and candidates received great reviews during the campaign and unprecedented post-election praise from community leaders, the media, and the mayor-elect...
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