With Christmas and the New Year rapidly approaching, I’ve decided to devise a list that includes some of the things every socially aware millennial wants for the Holidays.
1) Magically having all of their student loans paid off
2) Net Neutrality
3) DACA
4) Obama *sips tea*
5) The end of slave trade in Libya
6) Ending slave trade in general
7) The destruction of the patriarchy
8) The day when black lives do matter
9) A Congress not in the pockets of corporations
10) More emphasis on voting and civil rights
11) Proper media coverage on issues
12) Presidential debates that actually make sense
13) A decent economy
14) The end of economic inequality
15) A world where the popular vote counted
16) Decent minimum wage
17) Accurate sex education in schools
18) Access to contraceptives
19) A better healthcare system
20) Accurate representation in the media of different identities Education being a right and not a privilege
21) Bernie Sanders (sorry, not sorry, you know everyone was feeling the Bern)
22) Kamala Harris running for president
23) Diplomacy instead of war
24) Environmental regulation
25) Saving the rainforests
26) America joining the Paris Agreement
27) Clean energy
28) Legislation that actually confronts climate change
29) Gun control
30) Reproductive rights
31) More resources for education
32) Appreciation of teachers
33) More funding for STEM, the Arts and other extracurriculars in schools
34) The end of systemic oppression
35) A Congress that reflects the populations it serves (i.e. not one solely made up of middle-aged, white men).
36) No Ban. No Wall.
37) Separation of church and state
38) A fair political system
39) A free press
40) A world where half of its inhabitants don’t starve
41) The end of rape culture (And in that same vein, justice for Cyntoia brown)
But I guess fuzzy socks are nice too right?