American Resolution

Introducing the SAM Party of Texas

Joining host David Jolly on this episode ofAmerican Resolutionis SAM Texas Chairman, Bill King. Bill is a businessman and lawyer from Houston, as well as the former Mayor of Kemah, TX and a two-time independent candidate for Mayor of Houston. Bill came within a few hundred votes of being an independent mayor of the 4th largest city in America. Tune in to this episode of American Resolution to learn more about our efforts in Texas and across the country as SAM builds a new party for a new majority. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

How New Parties Can Transform Our Politics

This episode of American Resolution is a recording of a live webinar that SAM hosted on March 25th, 2021. SAM Chairman David Jolly sits down with author, researcher, and democracy expert Lee Drutman to discuss party building, electoral reform, and the paths to saving our broken system. They then move to questions from the audience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

How Investment in Early Childhood Education Benefits Everyone

Host David Jolly is joined by Mario Cardona, the Chief of Policy and Practice for Child Care Aware of America. CCAoA provides leadership and outreach to the government, CCAoA members, and the general public on issues relating to the early care and education system. Cardona previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Obama Administration. Early childhood education is a passion of both the host and guest in this episode and David and Mario dive into the details of how beneficial investment in early childhood education can be for the child, their family, and the entire surrounding community. They also touch on the historic investment in early education that the Biden Administration just made via the American Rescue Plan. If we make the right investments, we can change the world! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Gun Violence Prevention in an Era of Gridlocked Politics

Host David Jolly welcomes gun violence prevention activist and founder of Mom's Demand Action, Shannon Watts. They discuss her journey into the world of advocacy, from total novice to formidable activist. While it sometimes seems tough to turn passionate ideas into policy, particularly on a difficult topic like gun policy, Shannon and her cohort of Moms have proven what committed Americans really can do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Meet the Leading Arkansas Republican Who Just Became an Independent

Jim Hendren made news a few weeks ago when, as the sitting Republican President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate, he resigned his party membership and officially became an independent. Jim is a former fighter pilot and his courage was on full display when he left his party and resigned his leadership position. We certainly need more leaders in this country like Jim, and he joins host David Jolly on this week's episode. They discuss his decision to leave the party, his new organization, and how party politics and independents fit into the current political moment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].