{"product_id":"9798890573186_for-our-freedom","title":"For Our Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe cross-partisan story of how a constitutional amendment to end money-driven corruption in American politics went from impossible to inevitable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoney 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Clements, founder of American Promise and author of \u003ci\u003eCorporations Are Not People\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eCitizens United\u003c\/i\u003e to the growing push for the For Our Freedom Amendment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside, readers will discover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy money in politics now tops voters' concerns across party lines,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the \u003ci\u003eCitizens United\u003c\/i\u003e decision helped spark a powerful grassroots response,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat states like Montana and Oklahoma reveal about the fight for reform,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the constitutional amendment process actually works, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy momentum is building as the 2028 election cycle approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Jeffrey D. Clements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53627259355499,"sku":"9798890573186","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/9308\/5291\/files\/9798890573186.jpg?v=1785532094","url":"https:\/\/bkconnection.com\/products\/9798890573186_for-our-freedom","provider":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}