November 2nd is election day, and the state of New York has the chance to choose a real alternative to business as usual. Howie Hawkins is the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, along with Gloria Mattera for Lieutenant Governor, Colia Clark and Cecile Lawrence for U.S. Senate, and Julia Willebrand for Comptroller. They are all part of the Green New Deal which includes:

1. enforcing the stock transfer tax to generate a $7 billion budget surplus

2. creating a state bank to invest in local businesses

3. establishing employment offices in each community to provide public sector jobs

4. directing job creation in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure

5. initiating a statewide ban on hydrofracking of the Marcellus Shale

Don't forget to vote, and vote Green for a change!