A People-First Economy

Written By Mack4NV .

I am a worker. I am a barback, a CCSD substitute, and a full-time organizer and assembly candidate. I have credit card debt and student loans to pay off. I know what it’s like to hustle and feel like you’re barely making a dent. In this economy, those who have housing, employment, and healthcare are struggling to keep them. For young people like me just starting out, we are struggling to ever have it in the first place. Frankly, we are at a breaking point. People are tired; they’re angry. The question is: what are we, as everyday people, going to do about it? 

2020 was defined by Joe Biden as a “fight for the soul of our nation.” I think 2026 has to be a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party. We’ve lost our New Deal roots, and the party’s ability to cobble together a winning coalition dwindles with each passing cycle. We need to inspire and empower a new generation of voters before it's too late. 

As an extremely working-class state, we owe our voters an agenda that can materially change their lives. As a presidential battleground state, we owe it to the country to have a strong party that leads the Democratic conversation. We cannot be a party led by fear. To paraphrase Elizabeth Warren’s famous 2020 presidential debate quote, I am tired of being told what we can’t win and what we shouldn’t fight for. It’s time to stand firm in our convictions and begin a new chapter, starting with a robust economic platform.

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I joined the Bernie 2020 campaign fresh out of high school because I believed that we could radically change our country for the better. I still believe we can.

Policy Priorities:  The following economic agenda is so comprehensive that it spans the many sections of our platform.

  • Hold the Billionaires Accountable

    • See the Generating State Funds page for more info

    • See the Saving Democracy & Getting Money Out of Politics page for more info

    • See the AI and Data Centers page for more info

  • Raise Wages and Benefits for Workers: 

    • See the Labor Rights and Unions page for more info

  • Housing as a Human Right 

    • See the Housing; Responsible, Dense Growth; and Tenant’s Rights page for more info

  • Healthcare as a Human Right

    • See the Healthcare page for more info

  • Universal Childcare

    • See the Childcare and Family Life page for more info

  • Universal Higher Education and Jobs Training

    • See the Education page for more info

  • Climate Policy that Protects Future Generations while Creating new Jobs and infrastructure

    • See the Climate Change and Environmental Action page for more info

    • See the AI and Data Centers page for more info



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