r: You are definitely a leftist (welcome to the club, my friend). I am with you on just about all those issues, I am also tolerant of some gun ownership with limits--sorry, no howitzers or RPGs. No, you are not a communist--they want to "democratize" society by using the state acting in the name of the people, all that did was empower those running the state making the state all powerful.

I would be considered a democratic socialist because I would go a step farther on your list and would push for large corporations to be majority employee-owned (ESOP-with teeth) and would favor converting many smaller businesses and governmental services into worker and even community cooperatives. All that to democratized wealth, not just income. Of course, I have no problem with family owned businesses and sole proprietorships--would love to see them work in cooperation with the others, especially at the local levels. Entrepreneurship and democratic socialism should be natural allies. They are in other parts of the world, especially places in Europe.

I would also toss in some environmental reclamation and protections as well. I hope that helps.