The web we weave is worth defending.
Ned Ludd is running for President because the people who build things with their hands and minds deserve a seat at the table — not a pink slip from a machine.
Protect Skilled Work
AI should be a tool in the hands of workers, not a replacement for them. We need policies that keep humans at the loop.
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Strengthen the Safety Net
When automation displaces workers, the thread that holds communities together frays. We need to weave it stronger.
Medicare for All. A $25 minimum wage. Mandatory profit-sharing. Housing as a human right. The policies are ready — we just need the will to fight for them.
Accountability for AI
The companies spinning out AI systems must be accountable for the damage they cause to workers and communities. They crawled into the center of the web everyone else spent decades building, and started selling it back to us.
That's not progress. That's enclosure.
From Youngstown to Every Town
Ned Ludd has spent 30 years building websites for small businesses. He knows what it means to craft something with skill and care — and what it feels like when a machine takes that away overnight.
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