The Left Wing Agenda

What is the radical left wing agenda? Well ... socialism -aka- communism -aka- fascism.

Idealogy is that the government is the solution. And that the free-market is the enemy (Rich).

The following are some ideas that many contemporary American liberals or progressives support:

* Public social safety net, including support for Medicare, unemployment benefits, health insurance, and Social Security;
* separation of church and state;
* A progressive tax system;
* The right to health care; public leadership in the creation of a health care system of universal coverage supported by taxes;
* Civil rights, laws against discrimination based on gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability;
* A spirit of international cooperation through NATO and the United Nations;
* Reluctance to use military force before other alternatives are exhausted;
* protecting the environment;
* free public education
* low-cost public transportation;
* OSHA, child labor laws, anti-trust laws, and minimum wage laws;
* "abortion should be safe, legal, and rare."

The following are some ideas that have some support among liberals, but on which there is no clear liberal consensus.

* Government role in alternative energy development
* Support for same-sex marriage
* The elimination of the death penalty
* The belief in the guarantee of abortion rights by Roe v. Wade standards
* Advocacy of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and support of scientific study
* Affirmative action
* Transitional multi-lingual educational programs for children whose first language is not English
* Gun control
* Marijuana and hemp legalization for medical or industrial purposes
* The right of the terminally ill to end their life
* Animal welfare