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Cartoon of the Week | May 21, 2020

The widespread effects of big money political spending make it nearly impossible to ignore. Cartoonists, noticing the myriad connections between such spending and the issues plaguing our nation, have used their craft to highlight how big money corrupts our democracy, advances warfare, furthers climate change and, in general,… Read more

Taking the Long View in a Crisis: It’s Time to Fix the Rules So the Future has a Voice | May 19, 2020

An internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, Peter Schwartz specializes in scenario planning, working with corporations, governments, and other institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As senior vice president strategic planning for Salesforce, he directs policy… Read more

Donor Spotlight: Scott Wallace | May 7, 2020

Scott Wallace is a social change activist, philanthropist, and former attorney who ran to represent Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District in 2018. During that election, Scott saw firsthand the effects of political spending from malicious, sometimes untraceable, sources. He has since become a supporter of American Promise and attended… Read more

On Wisconsin! 17 More Communities Join Call for an Amendment | May 5, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5717" align="alignright" width="383"] Wisconsin United to Amend advocates gather outside the Capitol in Madison.[/caption] Grassroots efforts across the United States are key to the success of the 28th Amendment. One model of locally grown success can be found in Wisconsin, where 17 communities recently voted yes on… Read more

Meet Alexandra Bixler: Ready to Empower Americans to Make Change | May 5, 2020

An accomplished researcher and editor, new American Promise Political Research Intern Alexandra Bixler hopes to use her skills to help grow the movement for the 28th Amendment and empower all Americans to get involved—including more young people. Cornell University student Alexandra Bixler is passionate about empowering Americans, including… Read more

Judy Nagel: Getting Big Money Out of Politics Will Speed Economic Recovery After the Pandemic | April 30, 2020

Recently, Judy Nagel wrote an op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal discussing how ending pay-to-play politics can help reestablish competition and innovation in our economy, a desperately needed shift as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Nagel is a former Vice President-Investment Officer of Wells Fargo Advisors. She… Read more

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Building Support in Congress

Passing a constitutional amendment is difficult by design: the only way to achieve it is with widespread, cross-partisan support driven by grassroots action. While there are two routes to passing a constitutional amendment, only one method has ever been successfully used—acquiring two-thirds support from both houses of Congress and approval by three-quarters of the states. Read More

Money in Politics and Health Care

Big money political spending affects all facets of our society, including our nation’s health-care system. Lobbying from health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and other health care-related interests has resulted in a dysfunctional system that is more expensive and provides less coverage than those in other developed countries. Read more

A History of People Power

Throughout our nation’s history, citizen leaders have coalesced around reform movements that expand our fundamental rights to broader coalitions of Americans and improve our democratic self-governance—often through the amendment process. Read more

7 Critical Democracy Reforms: Which Are Most Important to You?

There are several election reforms at the core of the nascent democracy movement growing in the United States, and the prospect that we need to pass constitutional amendments to fix some of the structural issues is gaining traction. Read more

Citizen's United 10th Anniversary

In the decade since the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision, Americans have seen its devastating effects: Election spending by the wealthiest individuals and untraceable dark money groups has skyrocketed, faith in our representative democracy is historically low, and legislative outcomes don’t represent the wishes of Americans, but rather serve the interests of the wealthy elite. Read more
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