These are our demands to strive for at the present time under the current economic system. We understand that to achieve most of them a socialist revolution must occur.
I. In Regard to the Workers
1. We demand that all means of production be in the hands of the working class through the socialist state, represented through worker councils or elected managers with production estimates provided by the state.
2. We demand the right of all workers to organize.
3. We demand a 30-hour work week with at least six weeks of annual paid vacation.
4. We demand retirement pensions to be no less than 75% of a person’s pay at the time of retirement enacted after at least 10 years of work.
5. We demand the right for part-time workers to be eligible for benefits as well as the right to join a union.
6. We demand a living wage that is indexed to inflation.
7. We demand an end to corporate welfare and tax breaks to corporations.
8. We demand an end to deportations and an end to the deployment of military forces on the U.S.-Mexican border. We are opposed to Minutemen vigilantes and racist SB1070-type laws.
II. In Regard to Education and the Arts
1. We demand that libraries, museums and schools be available as centers for exhibiting the rich aspects of American culture.
2. We demand that art reflect the struggles and achievements of the working people.
3. We demand free and quality education for all people, including college, professional and graduate schools.
4. We demand that every child’s right to learn in a safe and clean environment be respected.
5. We demand fair and decent wages for teachers.
6. We demand that education be in the hands of the community and the state. We are opposed to private education and the corporate running of schools.
7. We demand realistic sex education programs emphasizing health and protection. We oppose abstinence-only sex education.
8. We demand secular and scientific education. We oppose religion in schools which has manifested, but is not limited to, religious institutions, prayer in school and creationism.
9. We demand student-parent-teacher controlled committees that deal with the development of curricula and the election of school administrators.
10. We demand national financing of public K-12 schools to replace the current funding via property taxes, which ensures inequality between rural, suburban and urban schools.
III. In Regard to Health
1. We demand a national healthcare system that will cover all Americans with an emphasis towards preventative care.
2. We demand the nationalization of the pharmaceutical industry.
3. We demand government research of presently incurable diseases and oppose discrimination against people with those diseases.
4. We demand the combating of drug addiction through the use of proven medical treatments and preventive education. We oppose the legalization of so-called hard drugs.
5. We demand the legalization of marijuana.
6. We demand full rights for patients, including the right to die with dignity.
IV. In Regard to Housing
1. We demand the right of all people to have quality and affordable housing.
2. We demand state-funded construction of public apartment complexes as a means to support the growing population and to house those without homes.
3. We demand state-funded broad renovation and remodeling projects for old homes and neighborhoods.
4. We demand an end to all home foreclosures. We oppose cuts to public housing.
5. We demand the abolition of slum-lording.
6. We demand that the rights of renters be respected.
V. In Regard to Civil Rights
1. We demand an end to police brutality and racial profiling.
2. We demand the repeal of the PATRIOT Act and the abolition of the Department of Homeland Security.
3. We demand the right of self-determination for all Native American nations, including the right of secession.
4. We demand amnesty for undocumented workers as well as the access of all immigrants to education, health, civil and legal rights.
5. We demand the end of police discrimination and raids against Latino citizens and immigrant communities.
6. We demand access to citizenship after five years of residency with no criminal records.
7. We demand the reproductive rights of women including access to free and safe abortion.
8. We demand an end to the intimidation of women and the staff of abortion clinics by anti-choice groups.
9. We demand an end to prostitution and the exploitation of women through sex trafficking.
10. We demand a minimum of 12 months paid leave for new mothers with access to fully-funded and quality childcare centers.
11. We demand equal pay for men and women for equal work.
12. We demand an end to violence against women and children and call on the state to actively protect women and children from battery and other violent offenses.
13. We demand the right of women to enter into any occupation without discrimination.
14. We demand an end to discrimination as well as support full employment, benefits, quality education and job training programs for people with disabilities.
15. We demand the dismantling of walls erected both physically and socially that hinder people with disabilities to fully participate in society.
16. We demand an end to all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the spheres of employment, education and society.
17. We demand the legalization of same-sex marriage.
18. We demand an end to acts of violence against persons on the basis of their race, religion, age, sex or sexual orientation.
VI. In Regard to the World
1. We demand a cancellation of all Third World debt.
2. We demand the right of all U.S. colonial territories and Commonwealths to self-determination with the right to form an independent nation or to join the U.S. as a state with full representation.
3. We demand an end to all current imperialist wars.
4. We demand that while socialist America shall remain in the United Nations, they must find suitable headquarters elsewhere.
5. We demand an end to U.S. involvement in NATO and other imperialist alliances and demand an end to the bullying and intimidating of other countries.
6. We demand an immediate cessation of military and financial aid to the governments of Israel, Colombia and other outposts of imperialism and capitalist oppression.
7. We demand an end to the U.S. occupation of Guantanamo, Cuba.
8. We demand the immediate and unconditional military withdrawal from all foreign countries.
9. We demand mending our relationship with other countries, including, but limited to, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Iran for the sake of peace and prosperity.
VII. In Regard to the Economy
1. We demand an immediate American withdrawal from NAFTA, DR-CAFTA and all other free trade agreements in which the U.S. participates. We oppose the creation of more free trade agreements.
2. We demand an immediate end of the exporting of American jobs overseas and demand full employment for the American people.
3. We demand that all financial institutions be commonly owned and directed by an American National Bank.
4. We demand a maximum cap on wages with a ratio of 10:1.
5. We demand an end to payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes and other regressive taxes.
6. We demand the abolition of the inheritance of all productive capital and liquid assets.
7. We demand retraining programs, compensation and relocation for workers displaced by technological advances.
8. We demand an end to American involvement in the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO.
VIII. In Regard to Agriculture
1. We demand the abolition of all corporate farms.
2. We demand the establishment and encouragement of agricultural cooperatives and collectives.
3. We demand state low-cost grants, loans and machinery assistance to farmers.
4. We demand that measures be taken encouraging farmers to produce staple foods rather than non-essentials.
5. We demand an end to current debts placed on farmers.
6. We demand the cultivation of hemp for food, fuel, fiber and industrial uses be encouraged.
7. We demand the right of farm workers to organize.
IX. In Regard to Energy, Transportation, the Environment and Communications
1. We demand the creation of a publicly-funded high-speed national rail system with low rates and access to all major U.S. cities.
2. We demand the nationalization and worker control of the automobile production industry.
3. We demand the creation of light-rails and/or subways funded by the state in every major city.
4. We demand the nationalization of the airline and tourist industry.
5. We demand the development of alternative forms of energy including solar, geothermal, nuclear power and hydropower.
6. We demand public ownership of all American natural resources and their conservation.
7. We demand the insitution of active recycling programs of paper, metal and plastic.
8. We demand affordable utility rates for working people.
9. We demand an end to private ownership of newspapers, radio, magazines, television and the internet. We oppose their hinderence of allowing the working people to show their opinions and viewpoints.
10. We demand the abolition of copyright laws.
11. We demand internet reform and the public ownership of all internet bandwidth. We support providing free internet access to the public at large and computers to school-aged children.
12. We demand that all communications that utilize public infrastructure and public maintenance such as the internet, phone service and cable television be provided free to the public and maintained by the state.
13. We demand that all communities that have a population of 30,000 or more have a public transit system or be served by a nearby public transit system.