Creating a New American Dream
Ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
- Extend the ratification deadline to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution.
- Strengthen anti-discrimination protections in employment, education, and healthcare.
Breaking Up Corporate Monopolies
- Enforce stronger antitrust laws to prevent industry monopolization.
- Dismantle tech, healthcare, and energy monopolies where necessary.
- Protect small businesses from unfair corporate dominance.
Fair Taxation for Economic Equity
- Close tax loopholes that allow corporations to offshore profits.
- Repeal tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the ultra-wealthy.
- Implement a progressive tax system, increasing the top tax rate to 75% for billionaires.
Criminal Justice Reform
- Police Training & Accountability:
- Implement national de-escalation and bias training standards for law enforcement officers.
- Require independent investigations of all police use-of-force incidents.
- Increase community policing initiatives to rebuild trust between police and local communities.
- Sentencing Reform:
- Ensure that non-violent drug offenders are given treatment and rehabilitation options instead of long prison sentences.
- Implement alternatives to incarceration, such as community service, probation, and vocational training programs for first-time non-violent offenders.
- Strengthen re-entry programs to reduce recidivism, providing job training, mental health support, and housing assistance for former inmates.
Education & Workforce Development
- Increase teacher salaries by 25% to attract and retain quality educators.
- Pass the Well-Rounded Education Act, ensuring a balanced curriculum across STEM, social studies, and the arts.
- Expand federal funding for trade schools and make public universities tuition-free.
- Alleviate student loan debt by:
- Fully canceling loans for graduates in education, medical, and scientific fields.
- Reducing debt by 50% for other borrowers.
- Providing a 25% rebate for individuals who have repaid more than half their loans.