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Livre audio republic, lost lawrence lessig audible. There is a corruption at the heart of american politics, caused by the dependence of congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. In republic, lost, he not only makes this need palpable and clearhe gives us the practical and intellectual tools to do something about it. Lawrence lessig s most popular book is republic, lost. Furman professor of law and leadership at harvard law school. Hes particularly concerned with the war waged against the kids, meaning the fight against illegal downloading. With insight and urgency, harvard law professor and author of the bestselling republic, lost lawrence lessig argues both that our government does not represent us and that how we are represented doesnt represent usboth flaws yield a democracy in crisis, and both demand reform that is both essential and possible. In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government driven by shifts in campaignfinance rules and brought to new levels by the supreme court in citizens united v. He clerked for judge richard posner on the 7th circuit court of. With rapidfire visuals, he shows how the funding process weakens the republic in the most fundamental way, and issues a rallying bipartisan cry. Lawrence lessig takes a cleareyed look at what this crisis isa crisis of equalityand how we arrived at ithow fundamentally good people, with good intentions, have allowed our democracy to be coopted by outside interests, and deny citizens the basic equality of a representative democracy. Federal election commission trust in our government has reached an alltime low. David daley, bestselling author of ratfked and unrigged. Republic, lost how money corrupts congressand a plan to stop it.
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