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