Offering a positive alternative to both the Republican and centrist Democratic policy agendas, more than 70 progressive leaders pledged their support on Wednesday for an 11-point economic plan that includes single-payer health care and free education from pre-K to college. “We therefore pledge that: We will fight for good jobs, sustainable prosperity and economic justice. What makes the pledge notable, however, is the diverse array of figures who have signed it and the debate it represents over the future of the progressive movement and the Democratic Party. Soon after the 2016 election, there were signs that Democratic Party leaders were willing to heed these progressives’ advice and strike a more populist tone. “A bold change in the economic system is the best way to generate economic opportunity for the most disenfranchised.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2018 01:18 UTC