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Green Party of Santa Clara County Endorses Dr Butch Ware for CA Governor
The Green Party of Santa Clara County has officially endorsed Dr. Butch Ware for California Governor in 2026, citing the need for genuine alternative to corporate-controlled politics. As California faces unprecedented challenges—from housing crises to environmental degradation—Dr. Ware's grassroots, corporate-free campaign offers a path toward equitable, sustainable governance that puts people and planet before profit.
Dr Butch Ware On Building Revolutionary Change Through Electoral Politics
Dr. Butch Ware, California gubernatorial candidate and former Green Party VP nominee, discusses revolutionary politics, the decline of American empire, and how electoral organizing through the Green Party can challenge the two-party system and build community power.
Dr Butch Ware’s Vision for California in Exclusive Tavis Smiley Interview
Green Party gubernatorial candidate Dr. Butch Ware shares his platform for universal healthcare, affordable housing, and criminal justice reform for systemic change in an in-depth interview with Tavis Smiley on KBLA Talk 1580.
Dr. Butch Ware Calls for Organized Resistance & Hope at the Peace and Justice Center
Watch Dr. Butch Ware's powerful speech where the Green Party gubernatorial candidate called for organized resistance against systemic injustice and outlined a path toward transformative political change through grassroots mobilization.
TAG24 NEWS | Butch Ware Backs California Reparations Agency, Criticizes Newsom in Governor Bid
Green Party candidate Dr. Butch Ware advocates for California reparations agency, criticizes Governor Newsom for vetoing key legislation, and pushes for justice for descendants of American Freedmen in his 2026 gubernatorial bid.
Stream Now: 94.1 KPFA Hard Knock Radio | Butch Ware on Culture, Resistance & Building Power
Professor Butch Ware, hip hop artist and Green Party VP candidate, discusses cultural resistance, student activism, and community power building on KPFA's Hard Knock Radio with Davey D.
The Power to End Genocide
Dr. Butch Ware joins Gabe Medina, Anthony Rogers-Wright, Jen Perelman, Guy Christensen, and Jason Call to discuss building revolutionary political power to end genocide.
From Malcolm X to Palestine: A Global Struggle for Justice With Dr Butch Ware
In this compelling interview, Dr. Butch Ware—2026 California gubernatorial candidate and former Green Party vice-presidential nominee—joins hosts Karan Singh and Zarefah Baroud to examine the global dimensions of social justice movements. This powerful conversation explores the historical and contemporary parallels between the American civil rights movement and Palestinian liberation struggle, highlighting how these movements share common goals of freedom, equality, and human dignity.
Official Green Party Endorsement: Dr Butch Ware for California Governor 2026
The Arab & Muslim American Green Party Caucus proudly endorses Dr. Butch Ware for California Governor in the upcoming 2026 election.
LA Progressive - Former Green Party Candidate Makes a Big Move
California’s political landscape is shifting! Dr. Butch Ware, who served as Dr. Jill Stein’s 2024 running mate on the Green Party presidential ticket, has officially announced his candidacy for Governor of California.
In this exclusive interview with Sharon Kyle of LA Progressive, Dr. Ware shares his vision for the state, his policy priorities, and what’s next after the presidential election.
Dr. Butch Ware Takes a Stand Against Governor Newsom’s ICE Collaboration
Green Party gubernatorial candidate Dr. Butch Ware strongly condemns Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to veto AB 15, a bill aimed at limiting California’s collaboration with ICE. Ware criticizes the governor’s stance, calling it "compliant and complicit" with federal overreach and a threat to immigrant rights. As part of his campaign, he pledges to end CDCR’s cooperation with ICE and build a California that protects all its residents. Ware will officially launch his campaign on February 22 at the California State Capitol, inviting the public and press to join his vision for a more just and inclusive state.
KPFK Radio's HC4US (Health Care for US) show: Episode 53 with Dr Butch Ware
The HC4US (Health Care for US) radio show on KPFK 90.7 fm in Los Angeles interviews Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, about his gubernatorial campaign, in this prerecorded episode.
Bad Faith Podcast: Democrats Are Never Coming Back After Genocide Support
2024 Green Party VP candidate and University of California Santa Barbara professor Butch Ware return to Bad Faith to discuss his run to be governor of California and concretely evaluate what it takes for third parties to win big against the two party duopoly. But first, the historian offers his analysis of the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show, and whether it was genuinely "revolutionary" as claimed.
Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)
“I’m Not Finished Yet” - Dr Butch Ware on Sabby Sabs
Former Green Party vice presidential candidate, Dr Butch Ware announced his run for California governor in 2026, emphasizing mutual aid, community building, and creating a model for successful third-party movements nationwide. Dr Ware discusses the Green Party's strong support from Muslim Americans and his vision for transforming American politics.
Dr Butch Ware (Green Party) Launches Campaign For California Governor 2026
Dr. Butch Ware, former Vice Presidential nominee of the Green Party, has officially launched his campaign for California Governor in the 2026 election. Running on a platform of social justice, grassroots democracy, and sustainability, Ware aims to challenge the corporate-dominated political landscape by advocating for policies that put Californians first. His vision includes climate action, healthcare reform, and electoral changes like ranked-choice voting. Committed to redirecting funds from unnecessary wars to domestic needs, Ware’s campaign offers an alternative for voters frustrated with the two-party system. Learn more and join the movement at www.butchware4gov.org.
Greg Stoker x Butch Ware
Professor Butch Ware interviews Greg Stoker. They discuss Stoker’s upbringing and military experience that made him become an anti-imperialist activist.
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.
Mehdi Hasan interviews Jill Stein | EXCLUSIVE
“Every vote that’s cast for Kamala Harris or for Donald Trump is an endorsement of genocide.”
In this special episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’, Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein and her running mate professor Butch Ware join ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ for a wide-ranging and challenging interview.
Voting for DEMOCRATS is WASTING Your Vote: Green Party VP Butch Ware
UC Santa Barbara Professor and 2024 Green Party Vice Presidential nominee Dr. Butch Ware joins Briahna Joy Gray on Bad Faith for an extensive conversation that includes behind-the-scenes insights into his viral interview on the Breakfast Club, why Ta-Nehisi Coates' CBS interview on Palestine has made such a splash, and how the Green Party plans to grow and win beyond the current campaign cycle.
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