Summary

  

The Cooperative Party is more than just a new political party. The Cooperative Party is a completely new and different TYPE of political party.

The Cooperative Party truly seeks to eliminate the effects of money in politics, so the Cooperative Party does NOT accept financial donations of any kind from any person, business or organization. The Cooperative Party is 100% volunteer driven. 

It is appropriate to refer to members of the Cooperative Party as Cooperativists or Cooperators. The political philosophy is correctly referred to as Cooperativism.

It is NOT accurate to use any ONE of the following terms to describe the Cooperative Party or its members:
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Democrat
Republican
Green
Libertarian
Constitutionalist
Conservative
Neo-Conservative
Liberal
Neo-Liberal
Right Wing
​Alt-Right
Left Wing
Alt-Left
Progressive
Socialist
​Communist
Nationalist
​Populist
Radical
Centrist
Pragmatist
Anarchist
Environmentalist
Fascist
​Corporatist

Rather than use the words listed above to describe the positions of the Cooperative Party, we instead focus upon the balance between CONTROL and FREEDOM and between CHANGE and TRADITION.

Sometimes we support ideas that require more CONTROL...
   Agriculture and Food
​   Animal Welfare
   Anti-Corruption Act
   Banking
​   Campaign Finance Reform
   Carbon Sequestration
​   Corporate Rights
      and Responsibilities
   Electromagnetic Pollution
   Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
​   Environmental Protection
   Fracking
   Gerrymandering
   GMO
​   Lobbying

Sometimes we support ideas that increase personal FREEDOM...
   Cannabis
​   Death Penalty
   Deep State
   Federal Reserve
   Fluoride
​   Guantanamo
​   Health Freedom
   Income Tax
​   Internet
   LGBTQIA Rights
   Media
   Personal Freedom
   Personal Privacy
   Police
   Political Correctness
   Vaccinations

Sometimes we support radical and innovative CHANGE...
   Anti-Consumption Taxes
   Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
​   Constitutional Amendments
   Criminal Justice Reform
​   Economic Statistics
   Opioid Crisis
   Reparations
​   Robin Hood Tax
   Universal Basic Income

Sometimes we support ideas that are very TRADITIONAL...
   Balanced Budget
   Gender
​   Gun Control
​   Home Ownership
​   Infrastructure
   National Debt

But most of the time, we support ideas that address the complex interaction between CONTROL and FREEDOM and CHANGE and TRADITION to arrive at compromise solutions that address the wide range of factors that are involved in any issue...
   Abortion
​   Climate Change
​   Comprehensive Annual
      Financial Reports (CAFR)
​   Cooperatives
   Education
   Energy
​   Equal Pay
   Executive Orders
​   Foreign Policy
   Homelessness
​   Immigration
​   Income Inequality
​   Intellectual Property
   International Trade
   Military
   Minimum Wage
   Native Americans
   Paid Leave
​   Social Security
   Student Loans
   Territories
   Terrorism
​   Voters' Rights
   Women's Issues
   Workers' Rights