Frank Knapp, Author at Business for Democracy

Small businesses reject Orban’s Hungary as model for the U.S.

For Immediate Release August 3, 2022 Small businesses reject Orban’s Hungary as model for the U.S. Anti-democracy supporters showcase autocratic ruler Washington, D.C.—With the growing public concern about the threat to the nation’s democracy from those sympathetic to autocracy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s headlining this week’s CPAC meeting in Dallas shines a bright light […]

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Business for Democracy Collaborative Launched in Wisconsin

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Press Release August 1, 2022 Business for Democracy Collaborative Launched in Wisconsin Wisconsin becomes 7th state raising small business voice (Madison, WI)— A Wisconsin Business for Democracy collaborative launched today to raise the trusted voice of small business on the need to protect our democracy, which is vital to having a vibrant entrepreneurial economy. “A

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Small Business Gears Up to Protect and Strengthen Democracy

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Business for Democracy is propelling a joint state-to-state advocacy campaign to publicize the links between a strong democracy and an economy with opportunities for mom-and-pop enterprises. The Progressive Populist August 15, 2022 Small Business Gears Up to Protect and Strengthen Democracy By SETH SANDRONSKY Small business is not a usual thought when the subject of

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Business for Democracy Campaign Supports Electoral Count Act Reform Legislation

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Congress must also pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. All three pieces of federal legislation are essential to protect our democracy. Press ReleaseJuly 26, 2022 Business for Democracy Campaign Supports Electoral Count Act Reform Legislation (Columbia, SC)—Today six Business for Democracy state collaboratives sent letters to their U.S.

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Opinion: Senate Needs Freedom From Minority Oppression

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The Senate must start protecting our democracy, our economy, our freedom from mass killings and our constitutional rights. But first, it must pursue its own democracy by throwing off the oppression of its minority who use the filibuster to thwart the will of the governed. Inside Sources, July 13, 2022 Herald and News (OR), July

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American Sustainable Business Network Launches National and Multi-State Campaign to Address the Role of Business in Repairing Democracy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Sustainable Business Network Launches National and Multi-State Campaign to Address the Role of Business in Repairing Democracy WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2022) — Today, American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a movement builder organization committed to inform, connect, and mobilize the business and investor community toward a sustainable economy, launched Business for Democracy,

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Opinion: Both democracy and economy threatened

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democracy is not the only existential issue on the ballot this November. Voters also need to know that when they cast ballots this year, they will also be voting on whether we keep our vibrant entrepreneurial economy. The Disruptive Quarterly, July 1, 2022 Elko (NV) Daily Free Press, July 4, 2022 Opinion: Both democracy and

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Opinion: Democracy Failed and Americans Died

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But it is not only protecting the lives of our citizens that cannot be achieved because of a failure of democracy in the Senate. The essence of our nation’s democracy itself is in jeopardy. Inside Sources, June 13, 2022 The Bryan Times (OH), June 20, 2022 Opinion: Democracy Failed and Americans Died By Frank Knapp Jr.

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Opinion: Business and Liberal Democracy

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…business leaders, especially those responsible for small to medium enterprises, …want to see a functioning, liberal democracy maintained. Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum April 28, 2022 Opinion: Business and Liberal Democracy By Mike Shesterkin Read the entire piece here. (T)the term liberal, as used here, means human beings are independent and free to adopt worldviews

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Opinion: Thriving economy, improved environment need well-functioning democracy

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Democracy in Wisconsin is under attack by autocratic forces. Their victory will spell doom for a more sustainable economy and environment. WIS Politics.com April 28, 2022 Opinion: Thriving economy, improved environment need well-functioning democracy By John Imes Democracy in Wisconsin is under attack by autocratic forces. Their victory will spell doom for a more sustainable

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