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What Are Progressive Values?
We support
Social
and economic justice for all groups within society
Maintaining a watchful eye against the erosion of democracy
Every citizen's right to free speech and assembly; trial by
jury, effective counsel
and due process of law
A foreign and military agenda that works cooperatively with
our global allies
Equitable wages and working conditions and environmental sustainability
on a global level
We
oppose
Militarism
and pre-emptive military action
The
concentration of power in corporate hands
The
belief that corporations should have the same rights as individual
citizens
Control
of the major media by fewer and fewer corporate owners
The
increasing control of government and political leaders by
corporations and the concomitant disenfranchisement of the
citizenry
We
believe that everyone has the right to
Vote
and to have every vote count
Work
for a living wage, with health care and pension benefits
Protection
from unwarranted invasion or surveillance and unreasonable
search
and seizure
Equal
opportunity irrespective of ethnicity, gender, religion,
age, physical ability,
or sexual orientation
Security
in retirement, including a Social Security system that provides
an
inflation-proof base
Affordable
and comprehensive health care
A
high quality education at any age, with income posing no
hurdle to advancement
Complete
reproductive privacy
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