Project 2026 is a vision for restoring the values that have been key to making the United States the country that once stood as a monument to freedom and democratic principles. The efforts of the Trump MAGA movement (underwritten by the Republican Party, the Federalist Society, a packed Supreme Court, the Heritage Foundation, et al) have been focused on ridding the nation of constitutional protections, undermining our democracy, and dividing citizens into groups that have varying access to the fruits of our collective national riches. Under Trump we no longer fulfill the core founding promise of liberty and justice for all. We are, instead, confronted by a government that seeks to eliminate the richness of a society that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Trump and the MAGA crowd value whiteness, privilege, and exclusivity.
We can do better.
A Call to Moral Courage, Empathy, and the Collective Well-being
We live in a time of great abundance and profound disconnection.- We walk past hunger with full bags
- We doom scroll through social media rather than engage in true community
- We’ve mistaken survival for success, and excess for freedom
This is not the way.
There is another way: A life anchored not in fear, scarcity, or domination, but in moral courage and radical empathy.
Moral Courage
We need moral courage to stand with the vulnerable.
- Moral courage means telling the truth even when it costs us comfort.
- It means resisting systems that reward indifference and hoarding.
- It means choosing the common good over personal convenience.
Reject the myth that courage belongs only to warriors. True courage is a neighbor who shares what they have. A teacher who speaks out. A citizen who strives to do more to serve those in our community and nation that need a hand.
We don’t seek to destroy the wealthy—we seek to dismantle the conditions that allow some to amass excessive wealth while others are crushed and impoverished.
No one needs a billion dollars. But everyone needs a place to sleep.
Radical Empathy
Empathy is not weakness. It is the fiercest form of connection—the willingness to feel with, not just for.- It opens our eyes to those we’d rather not see.
- It turns strangers into kin, statistics into stories.
- It allows us to build systems not on suspicion, but on solidarity.
Reject narratives that contrast empathy and reason as opposites. Zero sum reasoning promotes a fallacy that leads to the belief that one must suffer so another can succeed. In truth, our fates are intertwined. A rising tide lifts all boats.
The Project 2026 vision is a return to the values that support collective well-being:
- No one sleeps on the street.
- No child goes to school hungry.
- No elder chooses between medicine and meals.
- No worker is treated as disposable.
- No life is judged by its profitability.
- Wealth is measured not by what we hoard, but by what we share.
- Success means lifting others as we rise.
- Policy serves people, not profit.
- Freedom is rooted in security, justice, and equity
The Work
This is a blueprint. The work begins wherever we are: in city halls, kitchens, classrooms, union halls, places of worship, and streets.
We will:- Advocate for policies that guarantee food, shelter, healthcare, and education for all
- Challenge systems of concentrated wealth and political control
- Organize in our neighborhoods to meet immediate needs and demand systemic change
- Practice empathy daily—not as a sentiment, but as an ethic of action
We will work to abolish fear, cynicism, inequity, injustice, and greed. Together we will work to reinvigorate our national pride and shared values: justice, freedom, equity, kindness, and empathy. We are about restoring faith in the inherent humanity embodied in our founding principles.