I was sobered to see some of the details of the revised DSA platform.

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7. Look, we can't be afraid of Republicans twisting our words. We KNOW that will happen.

Me must fight for things that are important, even knowing that Republicans will take cheap shots. The alternative is to do nothing, which is what we have been doing for 2 generations.

There is nothing in that platform that is radical. I have listed the platform below. (See https://platform.dsausa.org) While Democrats speak in vague platitudes that mean nothing and inspire nobody, the DSA platform is very actionable. Americans want action. That's why they voted for Mamdani. Maybe some of these ideas are challenging, but tell me which of these ideas is just plain wrong. IN a country that can allow one man to accumulate a trillion dollars, which of these things should we have to give up?

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MEDICARE FOR ALL: Universal healthcare with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles. Guarantees for reproductive and gender-affirming care.

END THE WAR ON DRUGS: Treat drug addiction as a health issue, not a criminal one.

FIGHT MASS INCARCERATION AND POLICE BRUTALITY: Abolish mandatory minimums and cash bail, and demilitarize police departments.

COLLEGE FOR ALL: Make all public higher education tuition-free with no out-of-pocket cost for room and board and cancel all student loan debt.

HOUSING FOR ALL: Establish universal rent-control and the guaranteed right to counsel for all tenants. Public investment in building quality multi-income social housing.

SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES: Expansive paid family leave for all workers, and free public universal childcare and pre-K.

32-HOUR WORK WEEK: A 32-hour work week with no reduction in pay or benefits.

FREE PALESTINE: An immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to military and economic aid, and weapons sales to Israel, respect of the authority of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and national sovereignty for the Palestinian people.

END THE U.S. WAR MACHINE: Greatly reduce the U.S. military budget, close overseas bases, and bring troops home.

NO MORE ECONOMIC WARFARE: End economic sanctions that impact the sovereignty of countries whose governments act independently of the United States, such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT: Allow workers to freely migrate between countries to seek employment without restrictive immigration controls. Demilitarize the border, end all immigrant detention and deportations, immediate amnesty for all immigrants regardless of current immigration status, and provide access to jobs, labor rights, and social services to all immigrants.

UNION POWER: Protect all workers’ rights to strike and form a union, make it easier for workers to join unions, and invest in the National Labor Relations Board.

TAX THE RICH: Raise taxes on the richest earners, for-profit corporations, large inheritances, and private colleges and universities. Establish a wealth tax for the wealthiest in society.

GREEN NEW DEAL: Massive public investment to transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable economy. Guaranteed support for workers in the fossil fuel industry, massive infrastructure and jobs programs, and public ownership over major transportation and energy infrastructure and natural resources.

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE: Extend full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens and establish statehood for Washington D.C.

A REPRESENTATIVE CONGRESS: Replace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy through proportional representation elections. Expand the number of seats in the House of Representatives and end the Senate filibuster.

POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT: Replace the Electoral College with a national popular vote for President.

REDUCE THE POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT: Limit the Court’s power of judicial review which it uses to effectively create and abolish laws outside the legislative process.