It seems unfair for me to just list, as I did a few days ago, the things I wish the media, and more importantly our government, would spend less time on, without also listing that which I wish they'd give more attention to, so here ya go:

- Universal health care

- Affordable housing; finding places for unsheltered people to live with dignity

- Universal basic income, in JamieWorld, replacing all welfare of every kind

- Good news, as shown at this amazing website on a weekly basis

- Fair funding of education

- Laws to increase gun safety

- Reducing college debt but on a grander scale, free college, starting with community colleges

- Pathways to citizenship for those wanting to immigrate here

Most importantly, promoting love instead of war. Moving toward a foreign policy where we help other countries with anything but weapons. Working as a peacemaker to bring people together instead of arming them to fight each other. Helping people around the world improve their lives when we are requested by them to do so.

This was a great article listing all the ways war has failed not just the USA, but any countries involved in them.

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