Proposed Platform for a Real Left Candidate

Pass laws for Clean Elections and public financing of campaigns in every state
Enact a Constitutional Amendment that says:
- Corporations are not people
- Money is not speech
Ban corporate lobbying and regulate campaign spending
Investigate and prosecute corruption at all levels of government
Ban "revolving door" politics
Enact term limits in Congress
Demand radical transparency for all representatives and agencies

Implement a United States National Healthcare System
Include the best aspects of healthcare systems around the world
Reject all privatization schemes
Cover all aspects of healthcare (dental, vision, hearing, preventative, long-term, etc)
Protect the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive choice
Lower drug prices and abolish medical debt
Transform the pharmaceutical industry to serve the public good

End support of all governments that engage in settler colonialism
Cut the military budget; bring our troops and resources home
Replace military jobs with federal/green jobs
End foreign military aid and prohibit sales of military weapons by U.S. companies
Disband NATO and reform imperialist foreign policies
Repeal the USA Patriot Act, the Espionage Act of 1917, the AUMF of 2001, and similar laws

Make the minimum wage a real living wage
Provide housing for all (via social housing, cooperative ownership, and housing-first programs)
Create public food pantries
Implement federal job guarantees to provide good jobs at a fair wages
Protect Social Security and expand benefits
Mandate paid parental leave and sick days
Guarantee quality education and provide free public college for everyone
Eliminate student loan debt

Protect freedom of speech from censorship, whether from government or corporations
End prosecution of whistleblowers and journalists (free Julian Assange)
Break up and nationalize large media corporations; reorganize them as employee-owned and governed
Disallow deletions and deplatformings except via a due process that is transparent, fair and democratic
Prohibit government agencies from using big-tech companies for back-door censorship
Prohibit all non-consensual collection of personal data (except through proper search warrants)

Provide reparations for ADOS, via a solution that treats them as what they are: A debt owed
Address the brutal treatment of Indigenous peoples, with land-back programs and other solutions
End mass incarceration and address the root cause of crime: Poverty
Cut police budgets and reallocate the resources to the community
End the drug war
Enact Ten Demands for Justice: https://www.tenforjustice.com

Promote and support labor unions
Enforce anti-trust laws; break up monopolies and large corporations
Provide federal funds and incentives for employee-owned and controlled businesses
Mandate that all publicly-traded companies reserve board seats for employee representation
Transition companies that provide essential services into democratically-controlled utilities
Fix our infrastructure

Make all voting machines and software open source and auditable by the public
Implement ranked-choice or STAR voting systems
Open up ballot access and debates to all candidates, regardless of party affiliation
Enact the National Popular Vote system to fix the electoral college

Abolish all taxes except for highly-progressive income taxes, wealth taxes, and taxes on large corporations
Use the tax system as a tool to address wealth inequality
Eliminate tax loopholes
Prosecute (and potentially expel) persons and corporations that abuse offshore tax havens
Charter a network of state-level public banks to benefit local communities and businesses
Issue federal currency to promote the public good, not increase private profits