DC Statehood & Self-Determination for U.S. Territories

• Grant statehood to Washington, D.C.
• Provide U.S. territories (e.g., Puerto Rico, Guam) with binding referenda on status and a path to statehood or self-determination.

Filibuster Reform

• End or significantly limit the use of the filibuster to prevent legislative gridlock.

Supreme Court & Judicial Reform

• Implement term limits or mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices.
• Establish clear ethics rules for federal judges.

Right to Repair

• Require manufacturers to provide documentation and tools for consumers and independent repair shops.

Public Media Funding & Local Journalism Support

• Increase federal funding for public media to ensure quality, independent journalism.
• Provide grants or tax incentives for local news outlets.

Digital Democracy & Public Social Media

• Create publicly owned social media platforms free from corporate advertising models.
• Ensure user privacy, transparent algorithms, and strong moderation against hate speech.

Democracy & Political Reform

• Automatic Voter Registration - Ensure every eligible person is automatically registered at 18 or upon citizenship.
• Abolish the Electoral College - Replace it with a national popular vote. End Corporate Lobbying & Dark Money in Politics: Ban corporate lobbying and corporate PAC contributions; require full transparency in political donations.
• Corporations Are Not People - Overturn Citizens United and establish that corporations do not have the same constitutional rights as individuals.
• National Ballot Measures & Ranked Choice Voting - Establish a national ballot initiative process and implement RCV.

Data Ownership & Security

• Right to Privacy & Individual Data Ownership - Recognize that individuals own their personal data; ban mass surveillance.
• Control Over Medical & Genetic Data - Prohibit reprisals or discrimination for refusing to share personal health/genetic data.
• Strict Privacy Protections - Ban the unauthorized sale of personal data; impose heightened security standards.
• Accountability & Enforcement - Create an independent oversight body; require annual audits.
• Strict Regulation of Corporate Surveillance & Worker-Tracking Technology
  1. Prohibition on Invasive Monitoring -Ban real-time audio/video or keystroke surveillance unless there is a clear, necessary, and explicitly disclosed purpose agreed to by employees or their union.
  2. Worker Consent & Data Usage Policies - Require meaningful, informed consent for any data collection; mandate employers to provide an easy-to-understand description of how data is stored, analyzed, and shared.
  3. Mandatory Data Deletion - Impose strict deadlines for erasing worker data collected through monitoring; prohibit indefinite personal or behavioral metrics retention.
  4. Anti-Retaliation Protections - Forbid penalizing or terminating workers who refuse or later withdraw consent for invasive data collection, ensuring no coercive “take it or leave it” policies.
  5. Public Oversight & Audits - Empower a federal agency or independent watchdog to conduct regular audits of workplace surveillance practices, levy fines, and enforce compliance.

Net Neutrality & Broader Digital Rights

• Codify Net Neutrality Protections
• Universal & Equitable Broadband Access
• Transparent Data & Network Management
• User Privacy & Data Rights
• Digital Infrastructure & Public Investment
• Competition & Anti-Monopoly Enforcement

Financial Justice & Consumer Protections

• End Credit Scoring & Predatory Lending Practices - Abolish the current credit scoring system; replace it with a fair, publicly regulated approach.
• Expand Public Banking & Postal Banking - Establish public banking options and expand the U.S. Postal Service to provide low-cost banking services.
• Ban Predatory Lending & Payday Loans - Cap interest rates on personal loans and end exploitative financing.
• Policy Regarding Bank Penalties & “Inconvenience” Charges
  1. Mandatory Allocation of Funds - Require all penalty fees, “inconvenience” charges, and similar fines levied on retail bank customers to be set aside in a dedicated fund rather than retained as profit.
  2. Community Investment Grants - Allocate these proceeds to grants for local small-business startups, incubator programs, and grassroots community projects, prioritizing neighborhoods impacted by financial exclusion.
  3. Support for Public K-12 & Childcare - Dedicate a substantial portion of these funds to public school systems and early childcare programs to alleviate resource gaps, expand enrichment opportunities, and lower family costs.
  4. Transparent Oversight & Reporting - Establish a public oversight board to track all collected fees, publish regular audits, and ensure grant distribution aligns with community-identified needs.
  5. Equitable Access - In awarding grants, give preference to low- and moderate-income areas, including historically communities, to foster inclusive economic development.

Anti-Monopoly & Trust Busting

• Strengthen antitrust enforcement in tech, agriculture, and healthcare.
• Empower new public or cooperative market entrants, ensuring fair pricing and worker control.
• Prevent excessive consolidation in the media sector, ensuring a diversity of voices and local journalism.
  1. Ownership Threshold: Enact legislation and regulations capping the number of affiliate stations or overall market share a single company can own, forcing divestitures when holdings exceed that limit.
  2. Restoring Local Media Autonomy: Promote local control over news content by requiring divested stations to return to independent or community-oriented ownership structures.
  3. Strengthened Antitrust Enforcement: Direct the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission to investigate and break up existing conglomerates that exceed newly established thresholds.
  4. Transparency & Public Interest: Mandate clear public-interest obligations for any corporation operating multiple media outlets, including expanded local news coverage and protections for journalists’ editorial independence.
  5. Support for Independent Outlets: Provide grants or low-interest loans to help small, locally owned stations and independent media outlets thrive, fostering competition and diversity of viewpoints.