Isiah is banking on building a grassroots campaign with what could be the most ambitious plan in Congress’s history to guarantee quality, affordable housing for all Americans.
Join the RevolutionNo mother or father should have to decide if they want to put food on the table or pay for life-saving treatment to keep their child alive. As a nation, we should ensure that all people in this country receive healthcare as a human right.
It is an outrage that in these early years of the 21st-century we are seeing intolerable acts of violence being perpetrated by the police, our courts and our prison system. Real criminal justice reform starts with dismantling our carceral state and addressing state-sanctioned violence waged against black, brown and indigenous people in our country.
The price of a college education has sky-rocketed, in fact, according to the federal government’s own statistics, a college education is now some 250% more costly than just three decades ago. We must invest in totally free, quality, public education for all.
Residents all over New York City have seen skyrocketing rent increases over the past decade; in some neighborhoods rents have gone up nearly 30%. Working class people and their families shouldn’t have to bear the brunt of corporate developers putting profits over people.
Our immigration system is broken. As a child of immigrant parents, I know firsthand how the convoluted, unfair, and lengthy immigration process in our nation stifles hard working families from achieving the American dream. Immigrants are an essential part of the fabric of our country and should be treated with dignity and respect and have clear paths to citizenship.