Courage for Democracy and The American People’s Compact announce a new partnership focused on advancing a shared vision for accountable government, democratic renewal, and practical policy solutions that improve the lives of working people and families across the country.
The American People’s Compact is a non-partisan, research-backed policy platform designed to rebuild and renew America. Built around a 16-point agenda for national renewal, the APC offers commonsense solutions aimed at lowering healthcare and housing costs, raising wages, strengthening schools, expanding access to reliable and cleaner energy, improving community safety, and restoring transparency and accountability in government.
Courage for Democracy is a pro-democracy movement supporting candidates who are committed to using the constitutional powers of office to defend democracy, fight corruption, oppose authoritarianism, and ensure government serves the public rather than entrenched special interests.
The partnership underscores the strong alignment between Courage for Democracy’s commitment to accountability and action and the APC’s mission to build broad, durable support for policies that help Americans not just survive, but thrive.
At a time when many Americans feel that politics has become too divided, too captured by special interests, and too disconnected from the needs of everyday people, both organizations believe the path forward requires courage, integrity, and a governing agenda rooted in the common good.
“The American People’s Compact is proud to partner with Courage for Democracy because this moment requires both democratic accountability and a positive vision for the future,” said The American People’s Compact. “Americans are tired of politics that puts power and profit before people and progress. The APC offers a practical, evidence-based agenda that reflects what voters across party lines already want: economic security, safe communities, affordable healthcare and housing, stronger schools, and a government that is honest, transparent, and accountable to the people.”
“Courage for Democracy is thrilled to partner with The American People’s Compact,” said Courage for Democracy. “Our work is about more than replacing failed leadership. It is about supporting leaders who are ready to act, govern, and deliver for the people they serve. The APC provides a clear, research-backed framework for the kind of people-first policies that can rebuild trust, strengthen democracy, and move the country forward.”
Through this partnership, Courage for Democracy and The American People’s Compact will work to elevate candidates, leaders, and civic voices who are committed to democratic accountability and practical solutions. The partnership will also help identify areas of policy alignment, support civic education around the APC’s 16-point agenda, and encourage public officials and candidates to embrace a governing framework rooted in integrity, evidence, and the needs of working families.
The announcement comes as voters across the country continue to express frustration with political gridlock, rising costs, corruption, and a government too often seen as serving powerful interests over everyday Americans. The APC’s national survey data shows that nearly 8 in 10 Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, support the Compact’s framework.
This partnership is grounded in a simple but urgent idea: defending democracy and delivering for people are not separate goals. They are inseparable.
A democracy that works must be accountable to the people. And a government accountable to the people must deliver policies that make life more affordable, fair, safe, and free.
About The American People’s Compact
The American People’s Compact represents a 16-point agenda for national renewal based on priorities identified by the American public. With nearly 8 in 10 Americans supporting its framework across party lines, the APC offers pragmatic, evidence-based solutions focused on helping working people not just survive, but thrive.
The Compact includes policies to empower working people, strengthen education, expand affordable healthcare and housing, restore trust in government, improve community safety, modernize infrastructure, protect civil rights, and build a stronger, fairer, and more connected America.
Learn more at americanpeoplescompact.org.
