A Better Vision for the Future

I’m tired of hearing that things can’t change.

We should all be. We should be sick of hearing that this is just how the world works. That it's naïve to want more—for ourselves, for our communities, and for the planet.

I don’t buy it. You shouldn’t either.

Because the truth is, the system we’re living in wasn’t handed down by nature or God. It was built. It was built by people just like us. This broken, inhuman, anti-human system we live in was built on exploitation, on extraction, on the myth that endless growth is worth more than human life. It was built to serve a few at the cost of the many. And anything built can be dismantled. Anything built can be rebuilt.

So here's the vision, here’s something to work toward, here’s something to believe in: a world where people actually have what they need to live. Not scrape by. Live. Not a utopia. A world where healthcare, housing, clean air, and meaningful work aren’t luxuries but guarantees. Where we care for each other like it’s normal—because it should be.

We want safety. Not just from violence, but from the slow violence of poverty, of burnout, of watching our loved ones suffer because someone with a yacht decided their bonus mattered more than your mom's insulin.

We want freedom. Not just the freedom to consume, but the freedom to rest. To choose. To dream. To build something better together.

This isn’t idealism. It’s survival. It’s history. It’s evolution. Every right we have now—weekends, voting, clean water, public schools—exists because people refused to accept “the way things are.”

Every leap forward began with a vision someone dared to articulate and others dared to believe in.

We can do that again. We have to.

A better future is possible. Not guaranteed. Not easy. But possible—if we stop waiting for permission and start choosing each other. If we organize, fight smart, trust in one another and the power of us, the many. If we stay rooted in care, not fear. It’s all possible.

I don’t have all the answers. We don’t have all the answers. We won’t, but that can’t stop us from doing. From trying. Then, trying again.

What we have is each other. That’s where every revolution begins.

Let’s build a home worth living in. Something better than what we were given.

Let’s build a version of our country that finally lives up to the promise it keeps breaking.

We can build it together.

Here’s how we’re going to get started:

1. Organize Locally and Build Community Power

We engage in grassroots organizing by forming or joining local groups focused on workers' rights, tenant protections, and mutual aid. Like the organizers who helped working people win real power in their neighborhoods—people like Saul Alinsky taught that real change starts when everyday people build relationships, identify common issues, and demand better, together.

2. Support and Develop Cooperative Economic Models

We promote and participate in worker-owned cooperatives and community land trusts. Think of these models—worker-owned co-ops, land trusts—as cracks in the old system where something new is already growing. Sociologists like Erik Olin Wright called this an “interstitial revolution”, or building the future in the shell of the old, thereby gradually transforming societal structures. ​

3. Engage in Political Education and Consciousness-Raising

We facilitate and participate in political education initiatives that foster critical awareness of systemic inequalities. ​Brazilian educator Paulo Freire believed the first step to freedom is understanding the forces that keep us down—and learning together how to fight back. That’s why political education matters.

4. Advocate for Expanding the Social Safety Net

We campaign for policies that enhance public welfare, such as universal healthcare, affordable housing, and accessible, equitable education. Thinkers and organizers writing in places like the Boston Review have argued that expanding the ‘social wage’—through healthcare, housing, education—is key to building equity and freedom for everyone.

5. Build Broad-Based Coalitions for Systemic Change

Achieving transformative change requires uniting diverse movements—labor, environmental, racial justice, and more—into cohesive coalitions organized by a common story and actionable goals. Organizations like Socialist Alternative advocate for a new mass working-class party that brings together unions, youth movements, and social struggles to mount grassroots campaigns and mass actions. Similarly, the Green Party emphasizes grassroots democracy and community-based economics, aiming to decentralize power and build alliances that transcend traditional political boundaries. The Working Families Party focuses on uniting progressive organizations and individuals to fight for economic and racial justice, leveraging both electoral and non-electoral strategies to build power.

By fostering solidarity across different movements and communities, we can create a united front capable of challenging systemic injustices and building a more equitable society.

Let’s build a future where care is our currency, solidarity is our strength, and justice is the air we breathe. The time to act is now—together, we can create a world worth living in.