Elizabeth Warren in Jacobin Magazine

On Corporations: Proposes new federal limits for corporations

Warren would impose four changes to corporate governance. First, limit short-term stock selling by corporate executives and directors. Second, require corporations to obtain the consent of 75 percent of board members and shareholders for any political spending. Third require corporate boards "to consider the interests of all major corporate stakeholders--not only shareholders--in company decisions." Finally, "Employees would elect at least 40 percent of directors." Source: Jacobin Magazine on 2018 Massachusetts Senate race Sep 6, 2018

On Education: Invest in education, but focus on results

Warren said, "Democrats talk about resources, pointing out that we're no longer investing in our kids the way we once did. Republicans talk about risk and incentives--arguing that students take on debt without fully understanding the consequences, and that colleges get access to federal dollars pretty much no matter the quality or cost of the education they provide." She noted during a 2015 speech to the American Federation of Teachers. "Here's the truth--both sides are right." Source: Jacobin Magazine on 2020 Democratic primary contenders Jan 8, 2019

On Education: Supported all-voucher system for public schools in 2003 book

In her 2003 book, The Two Income Trap, for example, she rejects a "quasi-socialist safety net to rival the European model" and proposes a market-driven approach to education in which public schools would compete for state funding through an "all-voucher system." To quote Warren: "Parents' competitive energies could be channeled toward signing up early or improving their children's qualifications for a certain school." Source: Jacobin magazine on 2019 Democratic primary Sep 25, 2019

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