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7 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
Healthcare is a right, including women's reproductive rights. (Nov 2012)
Real choice includes information on prevention. (Nov 2012)
Birth control should not be up to your employer. (Oct 2012)
Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (May 2012)
Maintain abortion rights & provide free birth control. (May 2012)
Give women easy access to “morning after” pill. (Oct 2002)
Protect a woman’s right to choose. (Nov 2001)
Jill Stein on Budget & Economy
Click here for 14 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR other candidates on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
Predatory capitalism: concentrate wealth and lose democracy. (May 2016)
We are in state of emergency; not state of recovery. (Jan 2015)
Obama stimulus was ok, but only made slight dent in crisis. (Nov 2012)
We're again bailing out Wall Street with quantitative easing. (Oct 2012)
Still no end in sight to economic crisis: focus on jobs. (Oct 2012)
Stimulus plan was not big enough. (May 2012)
Top 1% are rolling in dough; the rest are in crisis. (Feb 2012)
2011 debt ceiling debacle spurred candidacy. (Jan 2012)
It's un-American that top 1% own 90% of wealth. (Jan 2012)
Our economy is not working for our vast majority. (Jan 2012)
Austerity policies: harsh on YOU but easy for establishment. (Jan 2012)
90% tax on bonuses for bailed out bankers. (Jan 2012)
End the Bush-Obama recession; ask wealthy to pay share. (Dec 2011)
Reduce spending via military cuts & preventive health. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Civil Rights
10 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
No discrimination based on orientation whether it's LGB or T. (Jul 2015)
"Religious Freedom" is surrogate for patriarchal domination. (Jul 2015)
After marriage equality comes workplace equality. (Jul 2015)
Must follow up direct action with electoral politics. (Jun 2015)
Black Lives Matter: fix the system of racism. (Mar 2015)
All people entitled to full civil rights, including gays. (Nov 2012)
Pay equity for women remains critical, despite some programs. (Oct 2012)
First pro-gay-marriage candidate in first gay marriage state. (Dec 2011)
Economy that is not fully inclusive is inherently unstable. (Dec 2011)
Legalize gay marriage. (Nov 2001)
Jill Stein on Corporations
11 full quotes on Corporations OR other candidates on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
80 billionaires own as much as the lower 50% of world. (Jan 2016)
Privatization is an enormous step backwards. (Jul 2015)
Break up "too-big-to-fail" banks. (Jun 2015)
Hillary is the Wal-Mart candidate. (Jun 2015)
Transaction tax of .03% on every Wall Street transaction. (Nov 2012)
Enormous bipartisan collaboration on deregulation. (Oct 2012)
Romney & Obama are both pro-1% big corporation. (Feb 2012)
Corporate elite richer than ever, but pay less tax than ever. (Jan 2012)
Record profits-with politicians' help--caused the recession. (Jan 2012)
Make all corporate tax subsidies transparent. (Jan 2012)
1776 Revolution threw off corporate rule; it's creeping back. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Crime
7 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.
Cops violate rights of blacks in cities & Latinos at border. (May 2016)
Black Lives Matter: end racism & police militarization. (Feb 2015)
Judicial system makes mistakes & kills innocent people. (Nov 2012)
Stop dumping resources into the prison-industrial complex. (Nov 2012)
Incarcerating poor & minorities has become big business. (Jan 2012)
Death penalty is ineffective, and also barbaric. (Dec 2011)
Mandatory sentencing: ineffective & racially discriminatory. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Drugs
6 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
The war on drugs is racist. (May 2016)
End the racist war on drugs and school-to-prison pipeline. (Feb 2015)
Transform from criminal drug system to public health system. (Nov 2012)
I support legalization of marijuana. (Jan 2012)
Marijuana is dangerous because it's illegal, not vice-versa. (Dec 2011)
Bring marijuana sales under a legal regulatory framework. (Sep 2010)
Jill Stein on Education
24 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education.
Wall Street bailout was $17T; student loan bailout under $2T. (May 2016)
Cancel college debt: it's now $35,000 per student. (Jan 2016)
Make public college education free. (Jan 2016)
Repeal incentives for privatization/charters in NCLB. (Jan 2016)
Call for an end to school privatization. (Oct 2015)
Common Core empowers contractors over teachers. (Jul 2015)
Charter schools assault the treasure of our public schools. (Jul 2015)
End high stakes testing. (Jun 2015)
Mobilize to simply keep public education in existence. (Feb 2015)
Bail out the students instead of bailing out the banks. (Oct 2012)
Supports evolution; supports sex education. (May 2012)
Establish basic right to free college education. (Jan 2012)
Students are on the receiving end of generational injustice. (Jan 2012)
College loans trap students in financial prison of debt. (Jan 2012)
Right to a tuition-free public education, pre-K thru college. (Jan 2012)
Focus on student needs, not corporate needs. (Dec 2011)
Move school decisions from national to grassroots level. (Dec 2011)
Charter school siphon resources from public schools. (Dec 2011)
Opposes teacher-led prayer in public schools. (Dec 2011)
Vital public system under attack from privatization. (Sep 2010)
Stop blaming teachers for "underperforming schools". (Sep 2010)
Standardized tests are misused; they hurt students. (Sep 2010)
No economic barriers to quality college education. (Sep 2010)
Boost public schools, and hold them accountable. (Oct 2002)
Jill Stein on Energy & Oil
17 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR other candidates on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
COP 21 is symbolic victory, but we need to go much further. (May 2016)
Create 20 million jobs by investing in renewables. (Apr 2016)
"All of the above" policy puts fossil fuels above all. (Jan 2016)
Climate change causes record storms, floods, and drought. (Jan 2016)
Immediate halt in all new fossil fuel exploration. (Oct 2015)
Completely zero out climate emissions, as fast as possible. (Jun 2015)
Make wars for oil obsolete: 100% renewables by 2030. (Feb 2015)
Fight against climate change instead of fighting for oil. (Oct 2012)
Weatherizing homes creates jobs & addresses climate change. (Oct 2012)
We can't wait 4 more years to address climate change. (Jan 2012)
National ban on fracking; natural gas is not clean. (Jan 2012)
No evidence that carbon sequestration solves climate crisis. (Jan 2012)
Let states prevent nuclear power plants. (Jan 2012)
World War II-scale mobilization to reduce carbon burden. (Jan 2012)
Renewable energy is win-win for economy & national security. (Dec 2011)
Nuclear energy is dirty, dangerous and expensive. (Dec 2011)
Logging wood for electricity is neither clean nor green. (Sep 2010)
Jill Stein on Environment
15 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.
Stand up to the aggressive abuse of eminent domain. (Apr 2016)
Create local, sustainable, organic, plant-based food system. (Mar 2016)
Moratorium on GMOs until they are proven safe. (Jun 2015)
Restore shorelines, deltas, forests, and grazing systems. (Jun 2015)
Promote sustainable agriculture & freedom from toxic threats. (Apr 2015)
Filthy Five: clean up coal plants in Massachusetts. (Mar 2015)
Current food subsidies drive system towards FrankenFood. (Nov 2012)
Connect the dots between super hurricanes and oil burning. (Oct 2012)
EPA should apply science, free from polluters' influence. (Oct 2012)
Green Transition Program: convert gray economy to green. (Jan 2012)
Environment & economy are interdependent; not at odds. (Dec 2011)
Sustainable transportation plus sustainable food supply. (Dec 2011)
$200M for 50,000 green jobs: address both supply demand. (Sep 2010)
Sustainable development; and ban genetically modified food. (Nov 2001)
Weak scientific understanding of effects of toxic exposure. (Jan 2000)
Jill Stein on Families & Children
6 full quotes on Families & Children OR other candidates on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
Kids in poverty can't go to school in condition to learn. (Jul 2015)
Half-million in foster care means system is dysfunctional. (Jul 2015)
Don't assume that mothers should always get custody. (Jul 2015)
Physician married to a physician; two sons and one dog. (Apr 2015)
Family planning is 1st principle of reproductive healthcare. (Dec 2011)
Fund community youth programs for at-risk youth. (Sep 2010)
Jill Stein on Foreign Policy
17 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR other candidates on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
End CIA-supported coups and regime change in Latin America. (Mar 2016)
U.S. meddling in Mideast exacerbates terrorism. (Feb 2016)
Stop US funding and support of the Israeli occupation. (Feb 2016)
Back to the drawing board on our relationship to the Mideast. (Feb 2016)
End foreign aid to countries with human rights abuses. (Dec 2015)
Take 65,000 Syrian refugees immediately, not over 18 months. (Sep 2015)
Work towards neutral Ukraine; don't arm them against Russia. (Jul 2015)
China provides less heavy-handed foreign aid than does US. (Jul 2015)
Lifting the Cuban embargo was long overdue. (Jul 2015)
Expanding NATO threatens Russia and breaks our promise. (Jul 2015)
Focus on human rights, international law, and diplomacy. (Jul 2015)
Re-establish foreign policy on basis of international law. (Jun 2015)
End Israeli apartheid occupations and illegal settlements. (Oct 2012)
Get tough policy has opposite effect of what was intended. (Oct 2012)
End trade embargo and travel ban on Cuba. (May 2012)
Start holding all parties accountable in Israel/Palestine. (Jan 2012)
US should behave as member of world community, no world cop. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Free Trade
7 full quotes on Free Trade OR other candidates on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
Oppose bipartisan job-killing corporate trade agreements. (Jan 2016)
Fight global trade deals' "investor-state" court system. (Jan 2016)
TPP attacks our basic national sovereignty. (Jul 2015)
Opposes Fast Track and executive action. (Jul 2015)
TPP is like NAFTA on steroids. (Jul 2015)
International trade boards compromise American sovereignty. (Oct 2012)
NAFTA caused the wave of undocumented immigrants. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Government Reform
11 full quotes on Government Reform OR other candidates on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
Term limits end guaranteed re-election & lifetime incumbency. (Jul 2015)
Confederate flag should be removed from all public locations. (Jul 2015)
Earmarks grease the skids for corruption. (Jul 2015)
Establish a constitutional right to vote. (Jun 2015)
No corporate nor lobbyist donations; just small donors. (Jun 2015)
2002 Clean Elections repeal meant "throw the bums out". (Jan 2012)
Voter Bill of Rights: full public financing; paper ballots. (Jan 2012)
Building for the future makes America great. (Dec 2011)
PACs connect campaigns with rich donors, & disconnect public. (Dec 2011)
Re-establish Clean Elections Law: end "pay-to-play". (Sep 2010)
Insulate public health decisions from special interests. (Jan 2000)
Jill Stein on Gun Control
7 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
Australian gun restrictions stopped mass shootings. (Dec 2013)
Gun ownership should be appropriately regulated. (Nov 2012)
Gun ownership should be appropriately regulated. (Nov 2012)
More local regulations; more background checks. (Oct 2012)
Reduce culture of violence via mental health & legal drugs. (Oct 2012)
Address community violence with more mental health services. (Oct 2012)
Gun at home more likely to cause injury than to defend home. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Health Care
full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
Require vaccines to protect other children. (May 2016)
Illusion that ObamaCare is a step towards single-payer. (Jan 2016)
Tort reform becomes unneeded under Medicare-for-All. (Jul 2015)
Threats like Ebola are threats to public health worldwide. (Jul 2015)
Single-payer public health insurance program. (Jun 2015)
What injures the climate's health also injures human health. (Jun 2015)
Healthy People, Healthy Planet: link environment & health. (Mar 2015)
Health insurance wastes 30%; Medicare only wastes only 3%. (Oct 2012)
75% of expenditures are sick care system, not healthcare. (Oct 2012)
Medicare Part D is a giveaway for pharmaceutical companies. (Oct 2012)
Affordable Care Act is neither Affordable nor Caring. (Oct 2012)
ObamaCare took single-payer & public option off the table. (Feb 2012)
Medical doctor & advocate for community health provider. (Jan 2012)
ObamaCare was step backward for goal of single payer. (Jan 2012)
Right to quality health care: Medicare for All. (Jan 2012)
Streamline bureaucracy: $400B yearly for comprehensive care. (Dec 2011)
30% of healthcare costs squandered on ads & CEO salaries. (Dec 2011)
Single-payer Medicare-for-all system. (Sep 2010)
Save money & increase access with single-payer system. (Oct 2002)
Implement universal health care. (Nov 2001)
Jill Stein on Homeland Security
19 full quotes on Homeland Security OR other candidates on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
Immediate weapons embargo to the Middle East. (Oct 2015)
New 9/11 investigation, and public release of evidence. (Sep 2015)
Military-industrial complex shows woes of privatization. (Jul 2015)
Disarm North Korea as part of worldwide nuclear disarmament. (Jul 2015)
Edward Snowden is a hero for exposing mass spying. (Jul 2015)
Bring troops home from 800 bases abroad. (Jul 2015)
700+ foreign military bases are bankrupting us. (Jun 2015)
End persecution of government and media whistleblowers. (Jun 2015)
Burden of fighting is borne by families of lesser means. (Jul 2014)
Torture creates enemies rather than eliminating them. (Apr 2014)
Eliminate nuclear weapons in Middle East & whole world. (Oct 2012)
Switch from bloated military to spending at home. (Oct 2012)
Bush & Obama criminalized the right to protest. (Oct 2012)
Patriot Act ends the right to judicial review. (Jan 2012)
Bloated military budget enables knee-jerk military solutions. (Jan 2012)
End Patriot Act; it surrenders freedoms in name of security. (Jan 2012)
PATRIOT Act is a flagrant violation of 4th Amendment. (Dec 2011)
Repeal National Defense Authorization; keep right to trial. (Dec 2011)
Cut military 50%; spend that $500B on economy. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Immigration
9 full quotes on Immigration OR other candidates on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
FactCheck: 2.5M deportations counts removals, not returns. (Jan 2016)
We're deporting more immigrants than ever, 2.5M under Obama. (Jan 2016)
Deportation of vulnerable refugees is morally abhorrent. (Jan 2016)
Undocumented immigration massively spiked after NAFTA. (Oct 2012)
Extend DREAM Act beyond age 30. (Oct 2012)
Provide a legal path to citizenship for immigrant residents. (Feb 2012)
End the war on immigrants; end "secure communities" cruelty. (Jan 2012)
Undocumented immigrants are critical component of economy. (Dec 2011)
No pathway to citizenship for criminals; open to all others. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Jobs
10 full quotes on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
Guaranteed jobs for all who need work. (Oct 2015)
Focus on pink jobs: the jobs of meeting human needs. (Jun 2015)
Pay liveable wages, not just minimum wage. (Mar 2013)
Directly create jobs, not via tax breaks. (Oct 2012)
Stimulus spent $220K per job; I propose $20K per green job. (Jan 2012)
Economic Bill of Rights: unionize; fair taxation; fair trade. (Jan 2012)
Full Employment Program: green jobs and community needs. (Jan 2012)
Green New Deal: emergency program for 25M jobs. (Dec 2011)
Casinos' costs are far greater than their benefits. (Apr 2010)
Require living wage. (Nov 2001)
Jill Stein on Principles & Values
19 full quotes on Principles & Values OR other candidates on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
OpEd: mainstream media ignores Greens unless they hurt Dems. (May 2016)
Democrats' superdelegates kill grassroots candidates. (May 2016)
We are in state of crisis--for economy, ecology & democracy. (Jan 2016)
Moral foundation for society good; religious basis bad. (Jul 2015)
Raised Jewish; married to a Protestant atheist. (Jul 2015)
Arrested for attempt to participate in presidential debate. (Feb 2015)
Greens are only non-corporate party: we win by being heard. (Feb 2015)
Grew up in a middle-class, suburban, apolitical family. (Feb 2015)
Petition to open up debates to more than two candidates. (Oct 2012)
At breaking point for people, planet, economy, & democracy. (Oct 2012)
Side-by-side issue comparison to Barack Obama. (Aug 2012)
Tea Party hijacked by funding from major corporations. (Mar 2012)
Occupy Movement: coming of age of a younger generation. (Feb 2012)
Dems & GOP are both sinking ships; one just sinks faster. (Feb 2012)
Ran as Green Party nominee for MA governor in 2002 & 2010. (Jan 2012)
Silence is not an effective political strategy. (Jan 2012)
Dems & GOP blame each other while both support establishment. (Jan 2012)
Green New Deal: emergency 4-part anti-recession program. (Jan 2012)
Join with Occupy movement to throw off rule by the 1%. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Social Security
5 full quotes on Social Security OR other candidates on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
Save Social Security and Medicare from assault by the right. (Nov 2015)
Privatizing would lead to huge losses for retirees. (Nov 2012)
Don't turn over retirement to private corporations. (Nov 2012)
System perfectly solvent when rich pay their fair share. (Oct 2012)
Social Security is not in crisis; and it's not a handout. (Dec 2011)
Jill Stein on Tax Reform
5 full quotes on Tax Reform OR other candidates on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
Increase inheritance taxes; use it as "Aristocracy Tax". (Jul 2015)
Incomes rise for wealthiest 1% but their taxes have fallen. (Dec 2011)
Fees and sales taxes hit lower and middle income hardest. (Sep 2010)
Close tax loopholes & stop corporate welfare. (Oct 2002)
Replace “trickle down” with 50% tax cuts on lower incomes. (Oct 2002)
Jill Stein on Technology
4 full quotes on Technology OR other candidates on Technology OR background on Technology.
Green New Deal for efficient public transportation. (Jan 2016)
Renew our infrastructure and assure everyone has a job. (Jun 2015)
4 million people wrote to FCC to preserve net neutrality. (Feb 2015)
No government policing of the internet. (May 2012)
Jill Stein on War & Peace
18 full quotes on War & Peace OR other candidates on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace.
War on terror has cost $6T and a million lives. (May 2016)
War in Iraq created Frankenstein's monster of ISIS. (May 2016)
U.S-backed regime change in Iran caused current conflict. (Feb 2016)
Nuclear-free Iran as step toward worldwide disarmament. (Feb 2016)
Involved in Vietnam anti-war movement in school & college. (Feb 2015)
ISIS grows out of chaos that we created in Iraq. (Jan 2015)
Stop economic sanctions and cyber-attacks against Iran. (Nov 2012)
National conversation before we go to war. (Nov 2012)
Blowback across Middle East due to our immoral war policy. (Oct 2012)
Stop the flow of arms to Syria on both sides. (Oct 2012)
Iran does not threaten our national security. (May 2012)
We're not safer internationally with drone wars. (Feb 2012)
End the Oil Wars. (Feb 2012)
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were illegal. (Jan 2012)
We never should have been in Iraq; we're still not out. (Dec 2011)
We should not be in Afghanistan; no military solution. (Dec 2011)
Humanitarian aims in Libya ok; but not regime change. (Dec 2011)
End our military misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Sep 2010)
Jill Stein on Welfare & Poverty
5 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR other candidates on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
Millions thrown off food stamps because they can't find work. (Jan 2016)
Economic human rights: food, water, & housing. (Jun 2015)
Right to affordable housing: expand rental & home assistance. (Jan 2012)
Don't prevent church-based welfare, but not as substitute. (Dec 2011)
Affordable housing & community development. (Nov 2001)
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