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CAN THE US EMPIRE BE DISMANTLED FROM WITHIN? BUTCH WARE ON ENDING THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM
My guest today is Dr. Butch Ware – historian, professor, and Green Party candidate for Governor of California. In this episode, Dr. Ware argues that the Democrat-Republican duopoly serves the same corporate donors, wages the same wars, and has delivered the same failed outcomes for working people – and that California's 2026 governor's race is a chance for something better. We get into why the lesser-of-two-evils argument keeps well-intentioned voters trapped, what a world built around universal healthcare, housing, and human rights could look like, and how the ongoing collapse of the US empire might be the political opportunity progressives have been waiting for.
HIGHER LEARNING PODCAST - BUTCH WARE: THE BLACK MUSLIM REVOLUTIONARY CANDIDATE
My guest today is Dr. Butch Ware – historian, professor, and Green Party candidate for Governor of California. In this episode, Dr. Ware argues that the Democrat-Republican duopoly serves the same corporate donors, wages the same wars, and has delivered the same failed outcomes for working people – and that California's 2026 governor's race is a chance for something better. We get into why the lesser-of-two-evils argument keeps well-intentioned voters trapped, what a world built around universal healthcare, housing, and human rights could look like, and how the ongoing collapse of the US empire might be the political opportunity progressives have been waiting for.
HIPHOPHUMBOLDT PODCAST EPISODE 71
For Episode 71 of The HipHopHumboldt Podcast, I had the privilege of being able to interview Dr. Butch Ware, California's Green Party gubernatorial candidate! It was an amazing conversation. We talked about his VP run, his current campaign policies from homelessness to ICE, local issues such as Indigenous sovereignty and free speech on campus, and we even got into a conversation about Hip Hop!
BUTCH WARE SITS DOWN WITH ERIC SAY MORE
In this episode, Eric and Dr. Butch Ware get into the truth about corporate Dems, AIPAC-funded candidates, and why an anti-capitalist should hold the highest office in the most populous state.
Israel First Democrats PANIC Over Green Party Candidate (w/ Dr. Butch Ware)
University of California Santa Barbara professor, 2024 Green Party presidential VP candidate, & 2026 California Gubernatorial candidate Butch Ware returns to Bad Faith to expose the lengths the Democratic Party is going to to get him off the ballot. Recent polling shows he's within striking distance of three Democratic candidates who are all in a dead heat with 10 percent of the vote each. In the California jungle primary, the top two go on to battle it out in final round, so Democrats are panicking about the prospect of two Republicans in the top two or, even scarier, a Green Party candidate ending up on the final ballot. Professor Ware details the rough injustice of the closed court proceeding in which he was kicked off the ballot, the plan to appeal the decision, and why every leftist and resistance lib in the country should be focused on wresting the world's third biggest economy away from the corporate duopoly.
Discussing Butch Ware on the Illinois Green Party Podcast
Press Secretary of Butch Ware for Governor, Valielza Huynh-O’Keefe, joins the Illinois Green Party Podcast to discuss democrats trying to kick Butch Ware off the ballot, volunteering for the campaign, healthcare, education, and the 2026 green wave.
Dr. Butch Ware with SF Bayview
Join Professor Ware with the most prominent Black Newspaper in San Francisco.
Dr. Butch Ware and The Conscious Lee go LIVE
Join Dr. Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for Governor of California, with special guest Conscious Lee for a live conversation on politics, power, and the path forward!
Can Butch Ware Upend California? Dr. Ware on the Disinfo Detox Podcast
Dr. Butch Ware was recently invited to appear on the Disinfo Detox podcast, hosted by Dr. Nolan Higdon. The Disinfo Detox is the podcast that cuts through the lies and scrubs propaganda from public discourse. Each episode, they break down major news stories, exposing the spin, omissions, and distortions that mainstream media won’t tell you about. The Disinfo Detox podcast is a part of Dr. Higdon’s Gaslight Gazette Substack newsletter which boasts nearly 80,000 subscribers.
ANGELICA ROSS OFFICIALLY JOINS THE BUTCH WARE FOR GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN AS Communications director
PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 20, 2026
ANGELICA ROSS OFFICIALLY JOINS THE BUTCH WARE FOR GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN AS SENIOR MEDIA STRATEGIST
California Black Media Gubernatorial Forum on the Sacramento Observer
Dr. Butch Ware joined other candidates for California Governor on the Sacramento Observer for the California Black Media Gubernatorial Forum. He discussed improving education in California, taxing billionaires, reparations, ranked choice voting, housing, and more.
BUTCH WARE SUPPORTS UESF IN THEIR HISTORIC STRIKE AT SFUSD
PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 9, 2026
THE BUTCH WARE FOR GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORTS UESF IN THEIR HISTORIC STRIKE AT SFUSD - Dr. Butch Ware Joins UESF Picket Line at Malcolm X Academy
178: Canary Missin', with Dr. Butch Ware
Matt and Daniel are joined by California Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Butch Ware to speed through Norm Finkelstein’s promise to bring a campfire’s worth of smoke to Dersh and Epstein, each of their individual honors in the field of supposed anti-semitism, and expressions of at least two of the pillars of hip hop.
Butch Ware Speaks of the Strength of Minneapolis Residents and Their Response to the DHS Operation
Green Party candidate for California governor Butch Ware visited the vigil for Alex Pretti to show support for the community he grew up in. He spoke with Drop Site about the strength of Minneapolis residents and their response to the DHS operation.
Meet the Candidate Running for CA Governor: Butch Ware
The California Working Families Party (CA WFP) is excited to launch our Meet the Candidate Series where we introduce some of the candidates running for California Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
In this part of our series, we interview former candidate Butch Ware.
THE HONORABLE NINA TURNER ENDORSES DR. BUTCH WARE FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA
PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 13, 2026
THE HONORABLE NINA TURNER ENDORSES DR. BUTCH WARE FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA
The Honorable Nina Turner in Conversation with Butch Ware
Watch this powerful interview with Butch Ware and the Honorable Nina Turner as they dive into revolution, electoral power, and real action—and hear why she’s proudly endorsing Butch Ware.
Deveras Podcast: Professor Butch Ware
I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Butch Ware, the Vice Presidential Candidate for the Green Party alongside Dr. Jill Stein. We talked about family, his introduction to the Black radical tradition, the challenges he has faced running as a 3rd party candidate against a two-party system, and what his vision is for the future of organizing after November 5th.
US Elections: Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware
The US elections are nearly upon us, and we have all be subject to the empty words and rhetoric of of the two main political parties. The Green Party has gained a lot of traction, especially amongst the countries small but very important Muslim community. I have already interviewed the leader of the Greens, Dr Jill Stein. But Today I have the pleasure to speak with Professor Butch Bilal Ware, its Vice Presidential nominee.
Professor Butch Ware is a lifelong activist and educator specializing in the history of empire, colonialism, genocide and revolution. For the past two decades, Ware has put scholarship in service of the people, especially in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the George Floyd murder in 2020.