Today is the day that we commemorate our American Revolution — the time that we became sick and tired of living under the rule of an unaccountable king and fought to win our freedom.
In modern America, we once again live under the authority of a set of rulers who, instead of representing our interests, write our laws to the benefit of the most economically and politically powerful corporations in the world.
This isn’t just rhetoric; it’s been proven by a Princeton University study which concluded that the opinions of non-wealthy Americans about potential laws have been “statistically insignificant” to bills that passed in Congress over the last 30 years.
The consequences of selling our government to the highest bidder are all around us: expensive and inadequate health care, soaring higher education costs, innocent children in private prisons, rising economic inequality, and a business community willing to invest in a president who uses racism and hate speech for political gain because he gave them a massive tax cut.
That’s why Our Revolution is building a grassroots movement powerful enough to force politicians to fulfill the promise of our founding and act in the best interest of the American people.
For all of our country’s flaws and sins, one thing we have going for us is that embedded in the very DNA of our founding is a profoundly human longing for freedom from tyranny. Over this election cycle, and throughout President Sanders’ terms, our mission is to turn the perception of America taught in schools, that we are a democracy of, for, and by the people, into a reality. To make that possible we need your help.
This Independence Day, donate $27 to help us reclaim our democracy from the tyranny of big money.
In Solidarity,
Joseph Geevarghese [Our Revolution]
