Two hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the hands of one person, one family, or a distant ruling class. Instead, they enshrined an American promise: legitimate power comes from the people. Our Constitution opens with three words: “We the People.” As the country marks its…
Author: Meg Bostrom, Michael Chameides, Elaine Mejia for OtherWords
Meg Bostrom is a co-founder of Topos Partnership, a polling firm. Michael Chameides is the policy and communications director of the Rural Democracy Initiative. And Elaine Mejia is a narrative and communications strategist with the Think Big Alliance. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org