| US | THEM |
| Abortion | |
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Support full access to abortion, with funding, for all people in the U.S. and around the world. |
Republicans: Oppose abortion |
| Banking | |
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Bail out the people |
Republicans: No Bailouts |
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Jail for Banksters |
Republicans: Reject |
| Campaign Finance | |
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Refuse to accept corporate contributions. Demand an end to special rights for corporations & an end to big money elections. |
Republicans & Democrats: Accepts donations from corporations, including defense contractors, oil companies, insurance and drug firms, etc. Republican officials indicted or under investigation of bribery, perjury, etc. |
| Corporations | |
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Oppose Corporations as Persons |
Republicans: Support |
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Refuse Corporate Campaign Contributions |
Republicans: Support with open hands |
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Support labeling of genetically modified organisms |
Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Thinking, Thinking ... |
| Death Penalty | |
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Oppose the death penalty citing racial bias, failure to deter crime, widespread errors, and humanitarian objections. |
Republicans: Overwhelmingly support it |
| Electoral Reform | |
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Support electoral reform including Instant Runoff Voting and public financing of elections. Open debates. |
Republicans & Democrats: Works for us, why change anything? |
| Global Warming | |
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Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline |
Republicans: Support |
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Reduce emissions NOW Convert to renewable energy sources such as low-cost wind and solar power. |
Republicans: Bush withdrew the U.S. from the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and fossil fuel use (oil, coal). Wants to lower emissions standards to try to reduce gas prices. Democrats: Willing to weaken emissions standards to lower gas prices. Promotes subsidies to corporate agriculture as a way to reduce petroleum consumption. |
| Military | |
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Oppose Drone Warfare & Assassinations |
Republicans: Support |
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Oppose Israeli takeover of Palestine |
Republicans: Support Democrats: Support |
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Reduce the military budget |
Republicans: Increase the budget |
| Social Security | |
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Fully support the Social Security system |
Republicans: Cut it to the bone |
| Students | |
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Support a Jubilee for Student Debt |
Republicans: Oppose |
| Unions | |
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Support a living wage and the right to organize |
Republicans: Oppose |
| Universal Health Care | |
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Demand real universal health care: Single-payer national health insurance, with guaranteed treatment and medicine regardless of age, ability to pay, employment, prior medical condition, including choice of doctors and hospitals. |
Republicans: Oppose guaranteed universal health care; Support health policy based on corporate profits for insurance, HMO, and drug companies instead of human need. Democrats: Support health policy based on corporate profits; Deleted plans for universal health care from the Democratic platform. |