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Republic, lost by lawrence lessig, read by the author. 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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Prior to rejoining the harvard faculty, lessig was a professor at stanford law school, where he founded the schools center for internet and society, and at the university of chi. They dont represent us by lawrence lessig overdrive. In republic, lost, he not only makes this need palpable and clearhe gives us the practical and intellectual tools to do something about it. Prior to rejoining the harvard faculty, lessig was a professor at stanford law school, where he founded the schools center for internet and society, and at the university of chicago. In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our governmentdriven by shifts in campaignfinance rules and brought to new levels by the supreme court in citizens united v.
We will not post anything to your accounts without your consent. Publication date 2011 topics politics and government. In a departure from the topics of his previous books, republic, lost outlines what lessig considers to be the systemic corrupting influence of specialinterest money on american politics, and. A free culture, like a free market, is filled with property.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Oct 23, 2011 45 minute version of my book talk, delivered at town hall, seattle, october 23, 2011. Lawrence lessig is a professor of law at harvard law school. How money corrupts congressand a plan to stop it proposes that the united states congress has become corrupted by money. Republic, lost king county library system overdrive. In part iv of republic, lost, lessig explores three reforms to diminish this distorting effect. Republic, lost by lawrence lessig overdrive rakuten. Furman professor of law and leadership at harvard law school, director of harvards edmond j.
With heartfelt urgency and a keen desire for righting wrongs, harvard law professor lawrence lessig takes a cleareyed look at how we arrived at this crisis. Furman professor of law and leadership at harvard law school, and director of the edmond j. In republic, lost lessig crystallizes the reasons for american apathy about voting in general elections. Furman professor of law at harvard law school, and director of the edmond j. Nov 05, 2019 this urgent book offers not only a cleareyed explanation of the forces that broke our politics, but a thoughtful and, yes, patriotic vision of how we create a government thats truly by and for the people. Additionally, he proposes four political strategies for enacting campaign finance reform. How money corrupts congressand a plan to stop it audiobook by lawrence lessig. However, lessig suggests that this corruption of congress is not of the quid pro quo variety, affecting the members of congress themselveslessig seems to believe that most members of.
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