1. Reform the democratic process: public campaign financing and limits, safe and secure voting, prosecute voter suppression, restore the Fairness Doctrine to reform media.

2. Build the Decent Society of the 21st century:"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government."--Thomas Jefferson. Universal health care, living wage minimum wage, revive the idea of a Guaranteed Annual Income safety net, reduce the gap between rich and poor and create a new middle class within a society that respects and values everything that supports life, not just economic fictions based on exploitations.    

3. Safeguard the country and the planet: smart and effective protection against terrorism and other threats, a cabinet Department of Peace to further the skills of peace; end counterproductive and immoral policies of torture, rendition and wasteful, immoral wars that hurt our security; confront the Climate Crisis by readying for inevitable effects in this and coming decades, and cutting emissions to forestall future ecological catatastrophe; energy independence and a new economy through leadership in conservation, design, alternatve clean renewable energy; revive public health and expand capacities to deal with domestic emergencies; enforce health, safety and environmental regulations with sufficient inspections and problem-solving as well as prosecution.    

4. Return to the Future: re-energize and re-dedicate education; support new technology development and vigorous public involvement in understanding and discussing its uses; respect and support the arts; rebuild and replace infrastructure for the common good; retool the economy for a sustainable future.

5. We're all in this together: Use American ideals and the skills of peace to foster social justice and a sense of the common good; pass the ERA and end discrimination against genders and races; end environmental injustice on Native American lands; support programs of communication and decentralized democracy in communities that safeguard rights but solve problems and advance the common good; return the US to the international community by again leading in efforts to minimize threats of war, work together on common standards and common problems, lead in cooperation, not confrontation.              

I've often referred to myself as a Social Democrat as well.  That is, basic needs should be provided for all members of a society (e.g., health care, housing, clothing, food, etc.)  I also fully support the basic rights and liberties (such as free speech, free press, and the right to congregate/protest) and Kahli's first point regarding the right of each individual to choose one's partner, control one's body, etc.

I am adamant that we need publicly funded and open elections (an end to rule by the wealth class).

I am think that we need to reign in corporate power and hold corporations accountable for pollution and economic inequality.

For foreign policy, we need to stop invading countries and only give military aid to those countries which require intervention (so long as such is condoned and requested by an international organization, such as the UN).  We need to stop psychological warfare and meddling in other sovereign governments.  We need to basically treat others as we would like to be treated.  Ultimately, I would like to see national borders more fluid and flexible, like the European Community, only world-wide.

And yes, we need to foster intellectual and scientific exploration.  In particular, we need to use our inventive nature to find solutions to our environmental problems.  We need to find better and better ways to enable billions of humans to continue to live on this planet without destroying it.  

So, I agree with most everything that has been stated already.  It all seems so bloody obvious that I can't comprehend why the NeoCons want to do the exact opposite.  I would be curious to see how the Freepers would respond to this.

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)

It sounds like a great idea and we can work on 'names' that work...marketing is key to getting even progressive politicians to work with us.

I want to stress some caution in this Green advocacy and science advocacy.  They may not be that compatible in the recent past.  The Greens have their political agenda, and GOOD science may not be behind all their efforts.  Even global warming has its sincere scientific doubters from a mad-made cause point of view.  Therefore, in my sceince platform, I mean to follow GOOD science in policy making even if it turns out to go against the fancy of the moment!

Guarantee that social security be able to fund for perpetuity, not to be used as loan for a overextended national budget.

Protect all pension funds from corporate raiding and bankruptcy.

Provide access to catastrophic health care coverage for all. Provide affordable insurance for routine health care such as dental, glasses, medications.

Support working people, protect those who can't work with basic needs, balance the budget, don't mortgage the future.

I guess there are some more like me out there.

I think we should start to use some different metaphor in the development of our platform. How about focusing on health and well being?

It seems like we care more about health and well being than about money anyway, and there is so much rot, death, and decay out there that is just ripe for principled abuse.

Money is something we need to live on. It is not the reason to live, so using that language is going to give us the same problems Democrats have; cognitive dissonance between rhetoric and values in their communication. That's why they lose.

So we need new creative language that we are very comfortable expressing, and emotes our ideals.