Reclaim Democracy! works to create a more democratic republic, where citizens don’t merely choose from a menu of options determined by elites, but play an active role in shaping our communities, states, and nation. We believe every person’s influence should be a direct result of the quality of one’s ideas, skills and energy, independent of wealth, race, gender, location and other factors.
We believe every citizen should enjoy an affirmative right to vote and have one’s vote count equally.
We are a non-partisan, non-profit (501c3) organization and are open to partnering with all who share our values. See more about our mission, vision, goals, and values.
What We Do
Inform and Empower People
By publishing articles and other educational vehicles, by providing presentations and skill-building workshops, and through grassroots organizing. We serve as a resource for individual activists, groups, reporters, legislators, and the public.
Work for Constitution-level Change
While we realize the necessity of defensive struggles against voter suppression and corporate harms, we strive to think and work differently. We believe that campaigns in which a “victory” merely maintains the status quo cannot produce needed systemic changes.
We don’t limit ourselves to “politically realistic” goals. Instead, we seek transformations that will require broad and deep public education and grassroots organizing on a scale not seen in decades.
Ultimately, we aim to help drive a broad-based Democracy Movement that will affect at least three core legal changes–either through Constitutional Amendment or overturning Supreme Court precedents.
- Establish a universal affirmative right to vote, and to have our votes count equally;
- Reverse the precedent of equating political spending with constitutionally-protected speech (see It’s Time to Overrule the Supreme Court);
- Reverse the illegitimate precedent of granting Bill of Rights protections to corporations (see our Corporate Personhood page).
Build Positive Alternatives
Recognizing that political democracy is inseparable from economic democracy, we work to support the proliferation and success of independent businesses, cooperatives and employee-owned firms rather than increased dependence on online giants and absentee-owned companies. Enforcing and strengthening antitrust law is one essential component.
Change the Language
This is essential because we cannot win a struggle defined by corporate language. We work to expose corporate manipulation of public opinion, by correcting misleading language such as “free trade” to describe global governance by corporate rules or using “consumer” where citizen is the appropriate term. Look for our forthcoming “Democracy Dictionary” to advance this goal.
Build a Grassroots Democracy Movement
We provide personal support for grassroots leaders at the community level interest in organizing their communities, including newsletter service, fundraising and outreach tools, writing, and a dedicated web page. We also suggest you contact Move to Amend if you seek to organize a local chapter tackling the problem of corporate personhood
Who We Are
ReclaimDemocracy.org was recognized by the IRS (approval letter) as a 501c3 non-profit organization in October of 2001. While we have a national office in Bozeman. MT, most of our work is done by volunteers dispersed around the country.
More than 95% of our funding has come from individual donors like you, mostly in amounts of $100 or less. Please contact us with any questions about our revenue or expenditures.
You can be a part of creating deep and lasting change by supporting ReclaimDemocracy.org today. We have a demonstrated track record of making a national impact on a shoestring budget. With your support, we will become a national force in creating a Democracy Movement.
Please consider making a tax-deductible Donation now to support our vital work (and allow us to continue providing you the unique, free resources we offer on this site). Thank you!
We also have numerous opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. Questions? Contact us.