Marianne Williamson is running against Joe Biden. It would benefit the entire country if he had to defend his record on issues both foreign and domestic.
. . . Whatever you think about Williamson, she’s advocating vitally important policy positions.* If you believe that the voting public should get to make an informed decision about the issues – if in other words, you believe in democracy – then you shouldn’t want to see a candidate most Democrats wish would sit this one out renominated without even making him defend his record in debates.
* Notes Daniel Marans:
Williamson’s policy platform, which is remarkably detailed for a candidate just beginning to hit the trail, combines a by-now-familiar list of progressive demands with some unique Williamsonian touches.
Williamson is running on enacting a single-payer health care system, paid family and parental leave, free child care, and tuition-free public college or vocational school, as well as banning the oil and gas extraction method known as fracking and speeding up clean-energy adoption targets.
She is also proposing the creation of a host of new federal agencies, including a Department of Climate Change, a Department of Technology, and a Department of Childhood and Youth. And Williamson wants to provide at least $1 trillion in reparations to Black Americans that would be distributed by a council of Black American leaders.
Related Off-site Links:
Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible” – John Nichols (The Nation, March 8, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Says Democrats Need to Fix “Unjust” Economy to Win – Andrew Stanton (Newsweek, March 12, 2023).
Williamson Launches Progressive Challenge to Biden in New Hampshire – Andrew Sexton (WMUR 9 News, March 12, 2023).
This Time, Marianne Williamson Wants to Be Taken Seriously – Daniel Marans (The Huffington Post, March 13, 2023).
Biden Shouldn’t Blow Off Marianne Williamson – River Page (Pirate Wires, March 14, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Deserves to Be Taken Seriously – Nathan J. Robinson (Medium, March 14, 2023).
See also: Marianne 2024 Official Site | About | Issues | News | Events | Blog | Donate
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Marianne 2024
• Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run
Image: Joe Biden talks with Marianne Williamson on the campaign trail in August 2019 in Clear Lake, Iowa. (Photo: Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)
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