The leftward shift in US politics is easily identified in th US.
- The Green New Deal ought to be the foundation of American energy policy.
- Socialism is a welcome ideology.
- We need single-payer healthcare.
- Violence is a legitimate method of protest against egregious police conduct.
- College debt should be canceled.
- Modern Monetary Theory—and the related idea that we need not worry about rising federal indebtedness—is a worthwhile analytical framework.
- College should be tuition-free.
- The top marginal income tax rate should be 70 percent.
- The minimum wage should be more than doubled in one fell swoop—from $7.25 to $15.00.
- A wealth tax should be imposed on the rich.
- The US Senate’s filibuster should be eliminated.
- Same-sex marriage is a human right.
- The government should guarantee a job to every American.
- Governments should legislate the demographic makeup of corporate boards of directors.
- Social media companies should censor what politicians define to be “disinformation.”
- We should add to Social Security’s projected financial obligations.
- Oil companies should be prosecuted for expressing disagreement with others’ statements about climate change.
- It is appropriate to fire people from their jobs based on their political campaign contributions.
- Cities and states should be permitted to establish sanctuaries rather than required to cooperate with federal immigration law.
- Packing the Supreme Court with additional justices is justified to tilt the court’s ideological balance.
- The Electoral College should be abolished.
- Coal-fired plants should be shut down.
- Internal-combustion engines should be banned.
There are no rightward shift in policies today. The bulk of time for the right is fighting the expansion of the leftward shift.
