When I first introduced legislation to make public colleges tuition-free in 2015, it was called “a radical idea.” Not anymore. Today, nearly 1,000 colleges in 45 states are tuition-free for working families. We can’t stop there. All public colleges must be tuition-free — period.

The anger over massive income and wealth inequality is NOT envy of billionaires’ yachts and jewelry. It’s that the working class is suffering. It's that seniors living in poverty die 9 years younger than the wealthy. Yes. We need an economy that works for ALL, not just the few.

The function of a rational healthcare system is NOT to provide huge profits to insurance companies. It is to guarantee healthcare to all as a human right. We must no longer be the only major country without universal healthcare. We must pass Medicare for All.

In the United States we need hundreds of new hospitals and health clinics. We need thousands of new child care centers. We need millions of new units of affordable housing. We do NOT need to spend another $500 billion on the military for endless wars.

In the richest country on earth, young people shouldn't have to wait until age 40 to buy a home - 12 years after first-time buyers in 1991. Young people shouldn't have to fear a lower standard of living than their parents. We need an economy that works for all, not just the 1%.