Green Party of the United States Platform

Approved by the Green National Committee, August 2016

and Adopted by the Maryland Green Party

Introduction

A Call To Action

Preamble

Ten Key Values

I. Democracy

Introduction

Political Reform

Community

Free Speech and Media Reform

Foreign Policy

Domestic Security

Demilitarization and Exploration of Space

II. Social Justice

Introduction

Civil Rights and Equal Rights

Environmental Justice

Economic Justice / Social Safety Net

Welfare: A Commitment to Ending Poverty

Education and the Arts

Health Care

Labor

Criminal Justice

Population

Immigration / Emigration

Housing and Homelessness

III. Ecological Sustainability

Introduction

Climate Change

Energy

Nuclear Issues

Transportation

Zero Waste: Reduse, Reuse, Recycle

Clean Air / Greenhouse Effect / Ozone Depletion

Land Use

Water

Agriculture

Biological Diversity

Ethical Treatment of Animals

Forestry Practices

Ocean Protection

IV. Economic Justice and Sustainability

Introduction

Ecological Economics

Measuring Economic Health

Curbing Corporate Power

Livable Income

Fair Taxation

Local Economic Development

Small Business and the Self Employed

Work and Job Creation

Banking and Insurance Reform

Pension Reform

Anti-Trust Enforcement

Advanced Technology and Defense Conversion

National Debt