Longtime Educator Ted Knapke: How Big Money Leads to Systemic Inequalities in Public Education | June 23, 2021
In his roles with public school districts in Ohio and North Carolina, Ted Knapke saw firsthand how wealthy corporations and the executives in charge used political donations to curry favor with policymakers — to the detriment of students, their families, and other taxpayers. Access to quality public education… Read more
Juneteenth Events Offer a Look at History and Reminder of the Work That Remains | June 7, 2021
Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas — the last to learn of emancipation — on June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation at the start of 1863 amid the Civil War. In the decades since, Juneteenth… Read more
Meet Our New Team Member: Alan LaPolice | May 26, 2021
Our new States Manger Alan LaPolice, a Kansas farmer, educator, and veteran, will help us advance the 28th Amendment at the local and state level across the nation. Alan is an independent-minded individual who has run for political office numerous times with different partisan affiliations. He joined American… Read more
Jeff Clements: Campaign Finance Reform Will Help Break the Two-Party Duopoly, Empower Voters | May 25, 2021
In a recent episode of Toppling the Duopoly, produced by IVN Network and hosted by Shawn Griffiths, American Promise President Jeff Clements discussed the American Promise Amendment to end unlimited political spending as it relates to giving voters a greater choice in our elections and ending hyper-partisan politics. Read more
New Report Reveals Wealthy Out-of-State Donors and Washington Insiders Financed and Orchestrated Maine’s 2020 U.S. Senate Election | April 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 16, 2021 Contact: Gregory Joseph, American Promise, Communications Director [email protected] 646-346-4289 NEW REPORT REVEALS WEALTHY OUT-OF-STATE DONORS AND WASHINGTON INSIDERS FINANCED AND ORCHESTRATED MAINE’S 2020 U.S. SENATE ELECTION American Promise, a national non-profit organization dedicated to passing a constitutional amendment to end… Read more
Jeff Clements: Big Money in Politics Is Squashing Innovation, Investment, and Equal Representation for Businesses | April 14, 2021
Unlimited political spending has dire effects across society and the economy. Outsized spending from the wealthiest industries, corporations and individuals means small business owners don’t have an equal voice or representation in our political system, creating a top-heavy economy that favors large-scale multinational corporations with access to concentrated… Read more
