evidence: But this obscures the dramatic ways in which the country has shifted since 2016, and the ways in which the Democratic Party, and Biden as the leader of it, have shifted with it. It is no exaggeration to say, as former president Barack Obama did, that Biden’s is "the most progressive platform of any major-party nominee in history." [...] Biden has embraced the banning of police chokeholds and a national use-of-force standard, as well as new spending for community policing. And his $640 billion housing plan, funded in part by fees from big banks, would give a $15,000 down-payment tax credit for first-time home-buyers. The list is extensive: doubling Pell Grants, banning workplace discrimination against LGBTQ Americans, protections for domestic workers, removing liability protection for gun manufacturers, two years of free community college, tripling spending on low-income schools, a $15 minimum wage, lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60. And Biden is stocking his transition team with progressive figures devoted to the cause.