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George II

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21. Just the Table of Contents:
Fri Nov 23, 2018, 07:45 PM
Nov 2018
RAISE INCOMES AND RESTORE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
Raising Workers’ Wages
Protecting Workers’ Fundamental Rights
Supporting Working Families
Helping More Workers Share in Near-Record Corporate Profits
Expanding Access to Affordable Housing and Homeownership
Protecting and Expanding Social Security
Ensuring a Secure and Dignified Retirement
Revitalizing Our Nation’s Postal Service
CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS
Building 21st Century Infrastructure
Fostering a Manufacturing Renaissance
Creating Good-Paying Clean Energy Jobs
Pursuing Our Innovation Agenda: Science, Research, Education, and Technology
Supporting America’s Small Businesses
Creating Jobs for America’s Young People
FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND AGAINST INEQUALITY
Reining in Wall Street and Fixing our Financial System
Promoting Competition by Stopping Corporate Concentration
Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes
Promoting Trade That is Fair and Benefits American Workers
BRING AMERICANS TOGETHER AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES
Ending Systemic Racism
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Reforming our Criminal Justice System
Fixing our Broken Immigration System
Guaranteeing Civil Rights
Guaranteeing Women’s Rights
Guaranteeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights
Guaranteeing Rights for People with Disabilities
Respecting Faith and Service
Investing in Rural America
Ending Poverty and Investing in Communities Left Behind
Building Strong Cities and Metro Areas
Promoting Arts and Culture
Honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations
Fighting for the People of Puerto Rico
Honoring the People of the Territories
PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS, FIX OUR CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM, AND RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY
Protecting Voting Rights
Fixing Our Broken Campaign Finance System
Appointing Judges
Securing Statehood for Washington, DC
Strengthening Management of Federal Government
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Building a Clean Energy Economy
Securing Environmental and Climate Justice
Protecting Our Public Lands and Waters
PROVIDE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
Making Debt-Free College a Reality
Providing Relief from Crushing Student Debt
Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
Cracking Down on Predatory For-Profit Schools
Guaranteeing Universal Preschool and Good Schools for Every Child
ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL AMERICANS
Securing Universal Health Care
Supporting Community Health Centers
Reducing Prescription Drug Costs
Enabling Cutting-Edge Medical Research
Combating Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Treating Mental Health
Supporting Those Living with Autism and their Families
Securing Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
Ensuring Long-Term Care, Services, and Supports
Protecting and Promoting Public Health
Ending Violence Against Women
Preventing Gun Violence
PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND KEEP FAITH WITH OUR VETERANS
Defense Spending
Veterans and Service Members
Military Families
A Strong Military
CONFRONT GLOBAL THREATS
Terrorism
Syria
Afghanistan
Iran
North Korea
Russia
Cybersecurity and Online Privacy
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons
Global Climate Leadership
PROTECT OUR VALUES
Women and Girls
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Young People
Religious Minorities
Refugees
Civil Society
Anti-Corruption
Torture
Closing Guantánamo Bay
Development Assistance
Global Health
HIV and AIDS
International Labor
A LEADER IN THE WORLD
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
Europe
Americas
Africa
Global Economy and Institutions
tackle repub vote suppression nt msongs Nov 2018 #1
I agree. Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #2
K&R Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #50
That was my first thought. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #43
Critical. n/t susanna Nov 2018 #51
Note: This is an op-ed piece by Bernie Sanders oberliner Nov 2018 #3
Oh noes. The op it berns! Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #4
Fair enough oberliner Nov 2018 #5
Really? Do you know what the Democratic Platform is? still_one Nov 2018 #9
Yes, I do oberliner Nov 2018 #10
Exactly. It is not something new still_one Nov 2018 #11
Agreed oberliner Nov 2018 #12
we aren't still_one Nov 2018 #17
Bernie hits another home run. No surprise though... there's a reason he's among the most popular InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #42
Indeed oberliner Nov 2018 #56
I have a good feeling Bernie is running. Why wouldn't he?... the guy is an all-star! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #59
Disagree. Strategically try and do too much, wind up doing too little. empedocles Nov 2018 #6
The idea is to promote a clear agenda Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #7
Never be votes in the senate, not a matter of obstruction. They still have beachbum bob Nov 2018 #14
Yes, it has been undeniably clear since at least 2016, and for some of those points.... George II Nov 2018 #20
Precisely! We need an aggressive progressive agenda... that's how we instill confidence InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #44
This is the Democratic agenda. In fact President Obama starting the ball rolling on a lot of that still_one Nov 2018 #8
Exactly, most of those bullet points are in the Democratic platform, wonder where these came from? George II Nov 2018 #18
Just the Table of Contents: George II Nov 2018 #21
+1 betsuni Nov 2018 #31
Yeah, BS acts like it's all his idea. I know Cha Nov 2018 #22
And some other important bold agenda items - prevent gun violence (gun control) and... George II Nov 2018 #24
Yes, the Winning Democratic Party already has Cha Nov 2018 #34
You're correct! Nobody should take credit for the ideas... NurseJackie Nov 2018 #25
Nobody should, yet...cant say more... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #27
Remember when in 1987 Joe Biden had to withdraw as a Presidential candidate due to plagiarism. George II Nov 2018 #32
Yes I do. NurseJackie Nov 2018 #38
BS is late to our BOLD BLUE WAVE DEMOCRATIC Cha Nov 2018 #35
Democrats have no power to pass legislation...unless McConnel and trump agrees beachbum bob Nov 2018 #13
But that will put the GOP in the position of being the party of NO. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29
Yes. Make THEM reject our Democratic agenda rather than Pelosi and our Democrats avoiding it. George II Nov 2018 #33
The GOP will say there is no money for these programs. Trump spent it all on tax cuts, and politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2018 #15
That IS the Democrats' "bold agenda" already. George II Nov 2018 #16
The Democratic Blue Wave Party Cha Nov 2018 #19
Exactly... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #28
Excellent ideas but first, overturn Citizens United. Duppers Nov 2018 #23
Finding the money for that is one issue. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #26
Military defense budget is bloated but just to provide some more context here.. JHan Nov 2018 #57
A really concise and excellent description. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #60
well there are several challenges as well.. JHan Nov 2018 #61
GM switched from making cars and buse to making tanks in WW II. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #62
FDR yes...but I also lean towards Truman JHan Nov 2018 #64
Indeed. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #65
++ And he was honest about that too, he knew what would happen. JHan Nov 2018 #66
He predicted that the Dermocrats would lose the South for a generation. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #67
"It is not good enough for Democrats to just be the anti-Trump party" betsuni Nov 2018 #30
Where was BS during the campaigning of 2018?! Cha Nov 2018 #36
North Hero? George II Nov 2018 #37
Sorry what? Cha Nov 2018 #39
Bernie Sanders Buys a Summer Home in North Hero Celerity Nov 2018 #47
Right? betsuni Nov 2018 #40
And decriminalize weed. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #41
Isn't Bernie Sanders a Senator ? JI7 Nov 2018 #45
AH-AH Affordable health care, affordable housing. allgood33 Nov 2018 #46
Don't go overboard. Progressive, but not wild. Looks like over-reaching. Here is the agenda: LBM20 Nov 2018 #48
Incrementalism in the face of massive problems shanny Nov 2018 #52
Proposing ideas without a well thought way to fund them is no solution either. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #54
Public universities should be free for everyone shanny Nov 2018 #55
Making public colleges and universities tuition-free would hurt economically disadvantaged students. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #49
agreed. And I'll add.. JHan Nov 2018 #58
I have a better idea... Joe941 Nov 2018 #53
Three words malaise Nov 2018 #63
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