“When we survive the Trump era, we can’t go back to the status quo. We need to build a future where our society and economy are fairer for everyone.” – Robert Reich, ‘How to Rebuild After Trump’ (YouTube)

“We need to realize that the ways we’ve been measuring the health of our economy are fundamentally wrong.”

“Go to the kitchen tables of America.”

“Let’s focus on one of the most successful existing programs that’s currently under threat, but can easily be saved with one common sense reform”: Social Security

A universal basic income

“Giving people money to survive is not just the moral thing to do; it’s the smart thing to do.”

“Scrap the subminimum wage.”

“[T]his inequity of the subminimum wage is tied to America’s history of structural racism.”

“Raise the regular minimum wage.”

“Our tax dollars are subsidizing corporations that don’t pay a living wage.”

“Everyone who wants a job should be able to get one.”

“a guaranteed [federal] job at a living wage”

“Require employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees by law”

Medicare for All

“Tax the rich.”

“a 2% tax on wealth in excess of $50 million”

“would generate $2.75 trillion over the next decade”

“protect our democracy by reducing the influence of the superrich on our political system”

Unions

“Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act”

“a voice on corporate boards”

“worker-owned cooperatives”

“You, the working people of America, outnumber the corporate executives and big investors by a wide margin. Together, you can change the rules, and build a world where workers have real power.”

“Get our states to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.”

“The Electoral College”

“need a few more states with at least 75 electors to join the compact”

Reform the Supreme Court.

“Establish a code of ethics.”

“Enact term limits.”

“Expand the court.”

Make the House of Representatives bigger.

Address both inequality and climate crises.

“Climate change could force more than 120 million more people into poverty.”

“Create green jobs.”

“Stop dirty energy.”

“Kick fossil fuel companies out of our politics.”

“Require the fossil fuel companies that have profited from environmental injustice to compensate the communities they’ve harmed.”