Everyday Freedom pinpoints the source of powerlessness that is fraying American culture and causing public failure, and offers a bold vision of simpler governing frameworks to re-empower Americans in their daily choices.
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On January 24, 2023, Rodin Books will publish Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions by Philip K. Howard. In Not Accountable, the respected lawyer, author, and public intellectual argues that public employee unions have undermined democratic governance and should be unconstitutional.
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The Campaign for Common Good today praised the Biden administration for approving the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project.
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The Campaign for Common Good today hailed the bipartisan support for streamlining infrastructure permitting reflected in the unanimous vote (20-0) on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act.
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The nonpartisan Campaign for Common Good called today on President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders to create a National Infrastructure Board to prioritize projects for funding.
Read MoreThe nonpartisan Campaign for Common Good called today on President-Elect Joe Biden to create a special commission to make proposals on how to make government work better.
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In the wake of a new analysis showing the extraordinary growth in administrators in America’s school districts, Philip K. Howard, Chair of the Campaign for Common Good, called today on governments at all levels to cut red tape in schools and free up resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe bipartisan Campaign for Common Good will hold a Zoom forum on Wednesday, September 23, to explore the need for a new operating system of government.
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The bipartisan Campaign for Common Good will hold a Zoom forum on Thursday, August 20, to explore cleaning out healthcare bureaucracy.
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The bipartisan Campaign for Common Good will hold a Zoom forum at noon (EDT) on Tuesday, July 28, to explore overhaul of school bureaucracy.
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Philip K. Howard, Chair of Common Good, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s final changes—announced on July 16—to regulations streamlining permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The new regulations and explanatory material cite several times the Common Good 2015 report “Two Years, Not Ten Years.”
Read MoreThe bipartisan Campaign for Common Sense will hold a Zoom forum on Wednesday, July 15, to explore the need to remake public service in America.
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The bipartisan Campaign for Common Good, which launched last Thursday, will hold its first virtual forum on Tuesday, June 30, at noon (EDT). The one-hour Zoom forum will focus on “The Legal Framework for COVID-19 Recovery” and will cover the following challenges: avoiding red tape delays in reopening; creating a reliable liability framework that avoids chilling reopening while incentivizing safe protocols; and learning from other developed countries.
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100 Prominent Leaders from Both Parties – Including Former Senators, Governors, Mayors, and Business and Thought Leaders – Call for Spring Cleaning Commissions. Government’s Failures with COVID-19 and Police Accountability Show the Need for Overhaul.
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