Below is our consolidated list of potential values and issues to be addressed. We have done extensive research into multiple movements, platforms, and causes to try and come up with a starting point of 25 meaningful categories with example descriptions.
This list and the examples of solutions are not at all meant to be comprehensive. And the great news? These can all be transformed through your thoughts and rankings in our interactive surveys!
The Values
Close The Wealth Gap & Economic Inequality
a. Close tax loopholes and crackdown on tax havens, ensuring billionaires and corporations pay their fair share to the country
b. Implement higher taxes on billionaires and corporations to fund critical US programs
c. Cap CEO pay to a certain multiplier of lowest salaried employee and give a board seat on public companies to the workers
Ensure Personal Freedoms
a. Universal Right to Bodily Autonomy including all Women's Rights to Healthcare
b. LGBTQIA+ Rights to Marry, Decide, and Exist Freely
c. Freedom to practice different religion and belief structures
Environmental & Ecosystem Protection
a. Protect our nature reserves, national parks, and limit the use of lands by oil and gas corporations.
b. Secure clean air by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, targeting net 0 by 2050.
c. Protect endangered species and build back ecosystems previously destroyed
Healthcare For All
a. Create a public healthcare system with no more private insurance costs for Americans
b. Lower prescription drug costs through negotiation and price caps
c. Remove additional predatory practices by businesses that run for profit hospitals and clinics
Remove Corrupt Money In Politics
a. Remove corporate and billionaire PAC donors that cause corruption of our local, state, and federal representatives
b. Limit the amount of personal donations to political campaigns and require disclosure of any big donations or gifts
c. Reduce the timeframe that political campaigns can request donations
d. Prohibit stock trading by Congress, President, and Presidential employees
Secure Clean Food & Water
a. Remove harmful chemicals used by big agriculture in food products
b. Incentivize small farms and food business to drive growth
c. Replace aging water infrastructure in states and ensure access to clean water for people before corporate use.
Education Reform
a. Invest in underfunded K-6, boost teacher pay, and ensure school lunch access for kids
b. Subsidize public college and provide some tuition-free options
c. Cancel student debt
Digital Rights & Regulate Big Tech
a. Establish strong consumer data protections and privacy laws.
b. Regulate Big Tech to prevent monopolistic practices and misinformation.
c. Implement net neutrality to ensure equal internet access for all.
d. Require companies to allow consumers to repair their own devices (electronics, vehicles, etc.).
National Infrastructure & Public Transit Investment
a. Expand high-speed rail and invest in sustainable public transportation.
b. Modernize roads, bridges, and water systems with green infrastructure.
c. Provide broadband internet access to all, especially rural areas.
Secure Southern Border, While Reforming Immigration
a. Secure southern border to halt illegal crossings
c. Create a fair and humane immigration system with a pathway to citizenship.
d. End family separations and improve asylum protections.
e. Modernize visa and refugee programs.
Common Sense Foreign Policy Stance
a. Russia started the war, Putin is a dictator
b. Palestine should not be denied aid, and deserves to be a free people - as does Israel
c. Canada and Mexico need to be our allies, North Korea does not
Universal Childcare & Paid Family Leave
a. Provide universal pre-K and childcare access
b. Guarantee paid parental and sick leave for all workers
c. Ensure access to sports and other healthy start programs for kids
Criminal Justice & Police Reform
a. End private prisons and for-profit detention institutions
b. Re-train and upskill police forces to integrate better with community
c. Decriminalize drug use and focus on rehabilitation over incarceration
Affordable Housing & Rent Control
a. Expand affordable housing through public investment and rent stabilization policies.
b. Increase protections against evictions and predatory landlords.
c. Support first-time homebuyer programs and remove corporate entities from purchasing homes
Labor & Union Rights
a. Repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act
b. Fair Wages & Collective Bargaining, Raise the federal minimum wage
c. Strengthen State & Local Union Coordination
Civil Justice & Reparations Effort
a. Federal Redress Program for slavery/Jim Crow
b. Native American Tribal Sovereignty
c. Investments in marginalized Black and Native American communities to revitalize
Government & Lobbying Reform
a. Implement term limits for Congress and Supreme Court
b. End or significantly limit the use of the filibuster to prevent legislative gridlock
c. Ban corporate lobbying and the "revolving door" between government and industry.
d. Strengthen ethics laws to prevent conflicts of interest in public office
Voting Rights & Democracy Reform
a. Pass automatic voter registration and solidify early/mail-in voting
b. End gerrymandering and return districts to fair competition
c. Ensure vote counting is fair, and elections are not tampered with
Universal Basic Income & Worker Transition
a. Provide a direct cash payment (e.g., $1,000/month) to all citizens to reduce poverty.
b. Establish targeted basic income programs for low-income individuals.
c. Help workers transition in an economy with increasing automation
Media & News Reform
a. Provide grants or tax incentives for state and local news outlets that report with no partisan bias - Strengthen prevention of excessive consolidation in the media sector (happening now)
b. Create significant barriers for mainstream media outlets (Fox News, MSNBC) to report falsehoods, and ensure accuracy in what they say to the American People
c. Social media platforms to ensure user privacy, transparent algorithms, and strong moderation against hate speech
Clean Up Actual Government Waste And Attack The National Debt
a. Go after actual government waste in the almost $1Trillion per year defense budget with an audit and the billions given to profitable oil and gas companies
b. Tax corporations and the top 2% at a higher rate, ensuring the government runs at a net profit per year
c. Rework some of the nation's outstanding debt for more favorable terms for the country
Anti-Monopoly & Consumer Protections
a. Strengthen antitrust enforcement in tech, agriculture, and healthcare
b. Ban predatory lending and penalty fees
c. Rework some of the nation's outstanding debt for more favorable terms for the country
Expand Local & Walkable Communities
a. Support community land and building of public spaces that prioritize the pedestrian
b. Strengthen local economies by prioritizing small businesses over corporate chains
c. Support local ownership and worker-owned business
Common Sense Gun Safety
a. Enact universal background checks and close gun show loopholes.
b. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
c. Implement red flag laws to prevent gun access for those deemed dangerous.
Ensure Seniors' Access To Benefits
a. Stop the cuts to Social Security and ensure funding for the foreseeable future
b. Access to Medicare for seniors continues to improve and predatory practices are stopped
c. Residential care and Adult care facilities are held to high expectations