| Author/Contributor(s): | Clements, Jeffrey D. |
| Publisher: | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Date: | 5/25/2027 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Money in politics has become the top concern for American voters, outranking the economy, immigration, and crime. Across party lines, Americans agree the system is broken, and most want a constitutional amendment to fix it.
Jeff Clements, founder of American Promise and author of Corporations Are Not People, tells the cross-partisan story of how that effort moved from the political margins to the center of national debate. Drawing on constitutional history, on-the-ground reporting, and his own decade of leadership in the movement, Clements traces the path from Citizens United to the growing push for the For Our Freedom Amendment.
This is a book about what Americans are doing, state by state and community by community, to reclaim self-government and reduce the corrupting power of money in politics.
Inside, readers will discover
- why money in politics now tops voters’ concerns across party lines,
- how the Citizens United decision helped spark a powerful grassroots response,
- what states like Montana and Oklahoma reveal about the fight for reform,
- how the constitutional amendment process actually works, and
- why momentum is building as the 2028 election cycle approaches.
This is not a book of cynicism or outrage. It is a practical, hopeful account of a movement that argues American democracy can still be repaired, and that the path forward is already being built.