Alex on Amanda Litman

the (Fantastic) Four Freedoms Project is such a perfect container for the suite of policies and programs that anyone running for office on the left can get behind...it works at the local, state, & federal levels. HEALTH Personal, public, & environmental health are all inextricably linked. The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, & the communities in which we live & work affect our well being. Health freedom encompasses universal health care, community investment, & environmental restoration. HOUSING (Habitat) It's really housing and transportation because getting around is part and parcel of how and where we live. This means building housing at scale through state action & investing in the operations & expansion of transit systems to improve connection both within & between regions. EDUCATION Our kids must be free to learn so they may become full adults and adults must have the opportunity to learn throughout their lives. Learning about the world shouldn't involve going into debt or throwing yourself into penury. EMPLOYMENT It's not so much "a job" but really economic freedom to resist bad bosses, unsafe work, and precarious conditions. Having health care, housing, and education wrapped up is a critical part of it all.