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Healthcare

Medicare for All, drug pricing, abortion access, maternal mortality, gun violence as public health, and more.

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Criminal Justice

Police accountability, mass incarceration, cash bail, the death penalty, marijuana legalization, and juvenile justice.

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Governance

Voting rights, gerrymandering, the filibuster, Supreme Court reform, Citizens United, and ranked-choice voting.

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Environment

Green energy economics, carbon pricing, environmental justice, water rights, public lands, and factory farming.

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Minimum wage, UBI, student loans, unions, gig workers, CEO pay, and corporate tax reform.

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Social Policy

Trans rights, housing, immigration, paid leave, reparations, Social Security, and disability rights.

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Philosophical

Both-sides-ism, the racism threshold, bad-faith argumentation, civility, and slippery slopes.

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AI regulation, data privacy, Section 230 reform, and facial recognition in policing.

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