The 2017 Democratic Party platform is exceptional and an inspiring statement of values embracing The Common Good. This platform is truly the political version of The Golden Rule. The year 2017 is a good time to re-vision the party as :The Democratic Party, Serving The Common Good.”
“What for decades was unsayable is now being said out loud – free college tuition, double the minimum wage, 100 percent renewable energy. And the crowds are cheering. With so much encouragement, who knows what’s next? Reparations for slavery and colonialism? A guaranteed annual income? Democratic worker co-ops as the centerpiece of a green jobs program? Why not? The intellectual fencing that has constrained the left’s imagination for so long is lying twisted on the ground. A movement with a bold plan for humanizing and democratizing our common lives for The Common Good will feel like a path to an exciting, never-before-attempted future.” – Naomi Klein, political writer
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Reprinted from 2016 Democratic Party Platform where you can read more detailed descriptions of this platform.
“Every four years, the Democratic Party puts together our party platform, the ideas and beliefs that govern our party as a whole. What follows is our 2016 platform — our most progressive platform in our party’s history and a declaration of how we plan to move America forward. Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.”
CONTENTS
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
- 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, 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
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND KEEP FAITH WITH OUR VETERANS
- Terrorism
- Syria
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- North Korea
- Russia
- Cybersecurity and Online Privacy
- Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons
- Global Climate Leadership
- 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
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