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Racial Justice, Economic Justice, and Money in Politics | July 1, 2020
Global business leader MaryAnne Howland has dedicated her career to furthering racial and economic justice. As a signer of the American Promise Statement of Principle for Business Professionals, MaryAnne shares her thoughts on the systems changes we need, including ending big money in politics, to build a more… Read more

Statement of Jeff Clements on the Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder | June 25, 2020
Statement of Jeff Clements, president of American Promise, on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby v. Holder: “Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has substituted its own prejudices and preferences in place of the law of the land and the equal Constitutional rights of… Read more

6 Reforms to Reinvent American Democracy: Which Are Most Important for You? | June 17, 2020
“In this age of globalization, centralized power, economic inequality, deep demographic shifts, political polarization, pandemic and climate change, and radical disruption in the media and information environments, we face these converging trends in a constitutional democracy that feels to many increasingly unresponsive, nonadaptive, and even antiquated.” With that… Read more

The Time for Equality Is Now | June 17, 2020
America faces an existential crisis: we urgently need sweeping reforms to address the many issues contributing to systemic racism in institutions across our nation. On June 30, join Bernie 2020 co-chairs, Nina Turner and Congressman Ro Khanna, for a conversation around equality, the power of money in the… Read more

Events Across the U.S.—Online and In Person—Will Celebrate Juneteenth | June 17, 2020
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 has become a time… Read more

American Promise Amendment Among Top Reforms in Commission’s Call for a More Resilient Democracy | June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020 Cambridge, MA American Promise Amendment Among Top Reforms in Commission’s Call for a More Resilient Democracy A constitutional amendment to end the dominance of concentrated money in politics is prominent among the key reforms recommended in a report announced today by the Commission on the Practice… Read more

Donor Spotlight: John Boynton | June 9, 2020
John Boynton is a technology entrepreneur and investor who lives in the Boston area. He is the president of Firehouse Capital. Boynton was drawn to American Promise because of the connection between big money political spending and many pressing issues. Unlimited political spending underpins much of the dysfunction… Read more

Meet Corinne Noonan: Working to End Corporate Domination of Politics | June 8, 2020
With a personal connection to how the political power of elite special interests disenfranchises everyday Americans, new American Promise team member Corinne Noonan is committed to helping fix the system and ensure a voice for every American. People connect with the American Promise movement for many reasons. For… Read more

Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy | June 3, 2020
After two years of study, research, and nearly 50 community meetings with hundreds of Americans from different demographic and political backgrounds around the nation, the Commission on the Practice of... Read more

America’s Broken Heart | June 1, 2020
The police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor break our hearts. The devastation of their families and so many families and communities breaks our hearts. Our catastrophic failure to overcome racism and murderous, racist hate, breaks our hearts. To be an American is hard. Sometimes, to believe in the American promise is hard. That promise is that every human being has equal, inalienable rights and liberty; that every American citizen has an equal right and... 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
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