Green Party’s Jill Stein chooses a running mate

By Daniel Chaitin

Published August 2, 2016 4:36am ET

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Green Party’s Jill Stein chooses a running mate — "Since 2001 we have killed a million people in Iraq alone, which is not winning us the hearts and minds in the Middle East," said Jill Stein. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) | John Minchillo

Presumptive Green Party nominee Jill Stein announced on Monday evening her vice presidential running mate for the 2016 election: human rights “champion” Ajamu Baraka.

“I am honored and excited to announce that my running mate in the 2016 presidential election will be Ajamu Baraka, activist, writer, intellectual and organizer with a powerful voice, vision, and lifelong commitment to building true political revolution,” Stein said in a statement.

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