Our Issues
Affordability
"If you work a full time job, you shouldn't have to worry whether you can make ends meet next month."
AI Job Displacement
AI development is threatening millions of jobs. We support regulating the use of AI in the workplace, increasing collective bargaining power of workers, universal basic income (UBI), and prioritizing human employment over AI automation.
Student Debt Relief
Student loan debt is delaying homeownership, family formation, and small business creation, and crushing the futures of entire generations of students and young adults. We support meaningful student debt relief and moving towards tuition-fre
Ghost Jobs & ATS
Ghost job postings, Applicant Tracking Systems, and unregulated AI hiring tools waste time, lock people out of work, and mislead investors. We support transparency requirements, penalties for fake listings, audits of AI hiring systems, and worker protections to ensure fair, human-reviewed hiring.
Lowering Drug Costs
Americans pay more for prescription drugs than the rest of the world. Many Americans die because they can't afford their prescriptions. We should be using the weight of Medicare and the federal government to bring costs down for consumers.
Wages & Workers Rights
If you work full time, you should be able to afford to live. We support raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage tied to inflation, increased protections for workers who unionize, and cracking down on wage theft and worker misclassification.
Free College & Trade School
We already spend billions subsidizing corporations and tax breaks at the top. We support redirecting those priorities to fund tuition-free public college and trade school so students can build careers without crushing debt.
Affordable Housing
Housing is a human need, not a speculative asset. We support major state and federal investment in social and mixed income housing, stronger tenant protections, zoning reform near transit, rent stabilization and control programs, and limits or outright bans on corporate housing speculation that's driving rents and home prices beyond what families can afford.
Democracy
"I'm worried that if we don't have Democrats in office who will fight like hell, we won't have a democracy in 10 years."
Trans Rights
Trans rights are human rights, plain and simple. We support passing legislation that specifically and explicitly protects the rights of trans-Americans, particularly surrounding access to gender-affirming care, and legislation that explicitly states that Title IX provisions and other similar laws apply to people of all genders. We should judge ourselves and our society by how we treat our most vulnerable, and "liberty and justice for all" needs to be for all.
Uncap the House
The House of Representatives is no longer representative of the people. We support removing the cap of 435 members and expanding the size of the House so districts are smaller, voices are heard more clearly, and so our communities have a stronger, more direct voice in Congress.
Citizens United
Our democracy should answer to voters, not donors. We support overturning Citizens United, implementing public financing of elections, and strengthening voting rights protections nationwide. Democracy only works when everyone has an equal voice.
Israel & Gaza
We should not be sending aid to foreign governments that don't uphold the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness enshrined in our founding documents. We do not support any person, government, or entity that participates in or condones genocide. We believe in human rights, international law, and accountability. We demand an immediate end to the war in Gaza, investigation and punishment for war crimes, and explanations from all politicians accepting donations from AIPAC and similar organizations. Our allies should be held to the same standards we hold to our enemies and ourselves.
ICE
ICE is an unaccountable agency terrorizing our communities. What they're doing is wrong, we don't support any of their actions, and Americans shouldn't have to worry about a secret police force scooping them off the streets. ICE should be abolished, and the people perpetrating these crimes need to be fired and held accountable. Mayor Jacob Frey said it best.
Venezuela
Upholding our own democracy means respecting democracy around the world. We do not support authoritarian leaders like Nicolás Maduro, but the U.S. has no right to invade other countries, kidnap foreign leaders, or seize their resources. Not only do Donald Trump’s actions violate U.S. and international law, but they are simply wrong. Americans are sick and tired of reckless interventions and strongman politics.
Donations from PACs
We don't accept corporate PAC donations. We want to see a ban on corporate PACs, strengthen small dollar matching programs, and expand public financing so working people can run for office without selling influence or legislation to wealthy elites.
Investing In Our Future
"If we want our young people to care about their country, we need to show that their country cares about them."
Public Jobs Programs
Anyone who wants a job should be able to get one, regardless of experience or training. We support bringing back New Deal-era programs like the Works Progress Administration to provide well-paid, union jobs to every American who wants one.
Medicare-for-All
Healthcare is a human right. We support Medicare-for-All legislation that guarantees comprehensive coverage for every American, including dental, vision, and mental health care. People shouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg just to keep their other arm and other leg.
Universal Pre-K
Early education shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code or your income. We support universal Pre-K funded through a fair tax system, because early investment sets up the foundations for strong education and healthy futures.
Funding Our Schools
Our public schools have been asked to do more with less for decades. We support fully funding public education, increasing federal Title I and special education funding, and making sure money goes into classrooms. Investing in our kids is investing in the future.