Steven W. - Marina del Rey, CA

A progressive supports open government and fair and honest elections, including abolition of the Electoral College, economic and political fairness and justice for all persons, a strong social safety net, universal health care, limits on the power and control of corporations, strong and enforceable limits on lobbying and influence peddling, strong anti-trust enforcement, fair labor laws and empowerment of unions, environmental sanity and strong regulation of pollution, energy use and production, real policies for handling global warming, the use of diplomacy instead of force in the resolution of disputes, reduction of the military and military spending, truth in advertising, a free press, strong separation of church and state, the use of science in decision-making, universal free education, and the promotion of tolerance for all views, creeds, religions and philosophies.