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The Electoral College should be replaced by a national popular vote to ensure that every vote counts equally in presidential elections.

The United States should rejoin and strengthen its participation in multilateral institutions rather than continuing to withdraw from them.

Sustained engagement with China through international institutions is more effective than economic and technological decoupling as a strategy for managing rivalry.

US arms sales to governments that commit systematic human rights violations undermine American values and long-term security interests.

The US defence budget should be subject to rigorous independent efficiency audit before further increases are approved.

Congress should pass legislation reasserting war powers so that no president can commit US forces to significant combat without authorisation.

Continued US military support for Ukraine is a strategic investment in deterring further Russian aggression in Europe.

The United States should maintain its military commitments to NATO allies rather than conditioning them on burden-sharing targets.

The United States should pass a national paid sick leave requirement — its absence worsens public health and worker wellbeing.

Reproductive healthcare services should be covered under all federally funded health insurance plans.

Employer-based health insurance reduces worker mobility and economic efficiency and should be replaced with portable coverage.

Mental health parity laws should be strictly enforced so that insurers cannot systematically limit mental health claims.

Medicaid expansion should be mandatory for all states — the current opt-out system creates unjustifiable coverage gaps.

The federal government should have comprehensive authority to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies.

The United States should move toward a single-payer Medicare for All system — it is the only model that would achieve universal coverage efficiently.

The United States needs a federal paid family and medical leave programme — it is the only OECD country without one.

US trade agreements must include binding, independently enforceable labour and environmental standards.

Right-to-work laws weaken collective bargaining and should be repealed at the federal level.

A wealth tax on fortunes above $50 million would raise significant revenue without materially harming productive investment.

The carried interest tax preference for private equity and hedge fund managers should be eliminated.