Words: Kucinich has significantly changed his position on abortion since 2002, though he now strongly supports the right to choose - with an emphasis on the prevention of unwanted pregnancies.
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Words: Kucinich supports affirmative action and reparations for slavery in the form of social programs. “The institution of slavery created a breach in our society, which still remains today. … I believe a broad based program of social and economic reforms (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates breaking up monopolies in agriculture, utilities, energy, and all companies where “restraint of trade is causing Americans to pay higher prices and get inferior products”. He is also opposed to no-bid contracts. (more…)

Words: Kucinich opposes the death penalty and mandatory minimum sentences. He feels the focus should be on prevention, not punishment. He also feels that there should be stricter sentencing for hate crimes and that DNA testing should be required for all federal executions. (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates decriminalizing marijuana, supports rehabilitation over incarceration, and believes that there is a racial bias in drug enforcement and that medical marijuana should be decided by doctors and patients. (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that quality education is a core American right. He feels “No Child Left behind” should be ended and that we should not be “a nation of test-takers”. He advocates free education from pre-kindergarten through college (more…)

Words: Kucinich feels we should raise CAFE standards. He also believes that our current energy policy leads to war for oil and that nuclear waste poses a grave threat to the US. He feels that we must double our energy from renewable sources by 2010. (more…)

Words: Kucinich strongly believes in curbing domestic violence and treating all children with compassion. He supports funding for the Boys and Girls Clubs in underprivileged areas.
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Words: Kucinich rejects war as an instrument of foreign policy. He advocates removing China’s Most Favored Nation status using foreign aid for peace initiatives. He opposes global corporatism and feels we should lead the world in sustainable energy production. (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes we should ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic weapons and that gun purchases should require background checks, licensing, and fingerprinting. He advocates strict enforcement of existing federal restrictions (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates Enhanced Medicare for all - universal not-for-profit health care rather than the system of co-pays, premiums, and deductibles. “We have a nation of such wealth, yet we have 46 million Americans without any health insurance, (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that we should build relationships between nations, not walls. He considers the Bush administration’s plan “indentured servitude” and feels that there should be a clear road map to citizenship. He also advocates making Spanish a second national language. (more…)

Words: Kucinich is a strong supporter of workers’ rights and is am advocate of effective unionization. He believes we should rebuild out infrastructure with program’s like FDR’s WPA. He also believes we should invest in rural America and that we should shift USDA funds from agribusiness (more…)

Words: Supports full equality for gays and lesbians, including the right to marry, adopt, and serve openly in the military. “If our Constitution really means what it says, that all are created equal … then our brothers and sisters who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that the “war on terror” is a pretext for aggressive warfare. He advocates cutting the defense budget (largely through addressing “bloat and waste”) and promoting “strength through peace”. He feels we should abandon plans for a missile shield, (more…)

Words: Kucinich is a strong supporter of the public financing of political campaigns. He also supports more voting rights enhancements and campaign debate reform. Kucinich believes that the Bush administration has failed to uphold the Constitution and international law (more…)

Words: Kucinich strongly opposes privatizing Social Security and feels that the retirement age should be returned to 65. He also feels that we should strengthen protections for private pensions.
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Words: Kucinich supports embryonic stem cell research. “Embryonic stem cell research will continue with or without the federal government. … Federally sponsored research is subject to greater oversight and safeguards and higher ethical standards.” (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates repealing the Bush administration’s tax cuts and using the revenue to fund higher education. He believes we should keep the child tax credit and extend it to more families.
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Words: Kucinich believes that investment in new technologies will create jobs. He advocates instituting a federal bank of infrastructure modernization and creating WPA type programs to rebuild the infrastructure.
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Words: Kucinich believes that the invasion of Iraq and US aggression toward Iran are predicated on oil interests and that our military should be used for peace-keeping. He also feels that changes in American policy and solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key to Middle Eastern stability (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates cutting Pentagon spending to balance the budget. He feels that WPA type programs would create jobs and help rebuild America’s infrastructure.
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Words: Kucinich has frequently campaigned for clean water initiatives and generally supports most environmental protection legislation. “A clean environment, a sustainable economy, and an intact ozone layer are not luxuries, but necessities for our planet’s future.” (more…)

Kucinich believes that trade should be based on “workers’ rights, human rights, and environmental quality principles”. He advocates withdrawing from NAFTA and the WTO and feels trade deals should be based on the power of US market leverage. (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that the only way to alleviate poverty is through education. He argues that the public sector has the moral responsibility to provide jobs and that we should promote work over welfare.
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