Politics
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." -Nelson Mandela
Economy
Increase financial support for passenger rail, including Amtrak.
USPS should be supported, and improved.
Air Traffic Controllers need to be paid better and given better benefits.
Military spending needs to be put in check and heavily audited.
Down payment assistance and tax credits for first time home buyers, and rent needs to be regulated.
End tariffs.
Private equity ownership for housing, emergency vehicle and equipment, healthcare, rail/transit, farming, grocery, and auto should be severely limited.
We need to reinforce alliances with Canada, Mexico, and the EU, and implement unbreakable trade and military agreements that are unable to be changed if the president changes.
Block domestic and foreign investors as well as corporations from buying up single family housing.
Loosen or remove the trade embargo on Cuba, as well as work to reconcile our relationship with them.
End dealership protection laws (allow manufacturers to sell direct to consumers).
Repeal the light truck tax.
Repeal the 25 year rule for vehicle imports.
Environment
National parks need to be protected from privatization and resource exploitation. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one such example of this. The 47th presidential administration made moves to open it for oil and gas drilling. This is an abhorrent disregard for the delicate ecosystems that make up this territory. Places like these need to remain protected, not sold off for resource exploration, excavation, and eventually exploitation.
Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to guarantee energy independence while also cleaning up energy production. A shift towards nuclear, wind, hydro, and solar is a must.
Government Reform
The "Citizens United Decision" needs to be reversed. The decision of the court in this case further pulled power away from the people and put it in the hands of corporations and wealthy interest groups.
The "Chevron Decision" needs to be reversed. This case stripped away more regulatory agency powers than ever before, weakening their ability to pass rules that would benefit average Americans.
It should be illegal for corporations to donate to any political campaigns, and Individuals should not be allowed to donate more than 1000 USD on political campaigns.
Anyone in a public office should be banned from trading stocks. This includes, and especially applies to; Congress and the President.
The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court needs term and/or age limits.
Ranked choice voting should be the standard.
Implementation of a government shutdown prevention plan that would activate if a shut down occurs for more than 5 days. When this plan is activated, elections shall take place 6 months afterwards. The representatives in power at the time can run again.
If the government shuts down, federal workers should be paid and Congress should not.
If the government shuts down, congress shall be barred from leaving until the shutdown has ended.
Re-implement the Fairness Doctrine.
Criminal justice system needs to be reformed.
Puerto Rico should be allowed to be a state or a sovereign nation. They are taxed without representation.
Healthcare
A shift away from the private insurance model is necessary. A Nordic, French, or German model would be ideal. In the meantime, capping costs and forcing insurance companies to actually pay for the procedures is a good start. *
For actually emergencies, ambulance costs need to be limited, if not completely removed. Most developed nations do not have multi-thousand dollar ambulance and medical helicopter costs. Billing for "nuisance" calls or lift assists is fine.
Prescription profits need to be capped to 10% of the cost to manufacture. IE: if it costs a dollar, it can only be sold for a $1.10.
Work, Life and Employment Rights
Federal minimum of at least 2 weeks paid sick time, and a federal minimum of 20 days fully paid vacation annually (this does not include holidays and weekends).
Mother's and Father's should get at least 3 months each of maternity/paternity leave.
Make at-will employment illegal.
Implementation of price gouging prevention, including the limit on how much prices for crucial items can be raised during times of emergency.
Force companies to provide easy cancellation for services with no additional "cancellation fees".
We need stronger consumer data protections. Personal data should either A) be illegal to sell or B) half (or more) of the profits should be given back to the person who's data was sold.
Implement education system reform, including free meals for students.
Within education, move towards being student focused, and not putting as much stake into tests and quizzes and focus more on practical, hands on, fun learning.
Implement a similar system to the one in Sweden called Skolval (Called "School Elections" in English), which teaches kids about civic responsibility and voting and can show how kids are feeling politically.
Technology
If the multiplayer component of a video game is discontinued / reaches EoL, the necessary files and binaries for hosting a server shall be released for free along with the source code. If a piece of software reaches end of updates or is discontinued, it should be released for free.
Any device (such as a portable radio) that requires a user to program it needs to have the programming software available for free. Once the device reaches EoL the software must be open-sourced.
Net Neutrality needs to be codified into law, not just be an FCC rule that can change every other president.
Center dash motor vehicle infotainment systems shall not exceed 8 inches diagonally, and physical buttons should be present for audio and climate control. In addition, a gauge cluster showing speed and turn signal status shall always be present in front of the driver behind the steering wheel.
Right to repair legislation needs to passed federally. Any product that is discontinued needs to have schematics, diagnostic and programming tools released for free to the public. Vehicle diagnostic programs like Volvo's VIDA, Ford's IDS/FDRS, GM's GDS2, etc need to be free to anyone who owns the car.
Emergency lighting should be standardized across all emergency services across all states.
While responding, all vehicles should have Red, White and Blue lighting, with White restricted to the front and front halves of the sides, amber can be added in the rear. When arriving on scene, White should be removed, and Amber visible on at least 3 sides of the vehicle.
Sources
*A Universal Healthcare system would not only save money but lives too:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8572548/
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003013