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John Delaney's Nuanced View Of Our Broken Congress [11-7-19]
John Delaney's Nuanced View Of Our Broken Congress [11-7-19]
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Larry Lessig talks with Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney about his nuanced view of why Congress is so broken and so badly polarized. They talk about money in politics, campaign finance reform, the need of Congresspeople to constantly be raising money, the impact of gerrymandering, and other innovative ideas to improve our democracy. They also discuss the issue of whether—and why—it's important to make fixing our democracy a high priority.
Released:
Nov 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Day One Campaign Finance Reform & Senator Michael Bennet on Unclogging A Corrupt Congress [10-10-19]: Larry Lessig begins the episode with a plea to focus on campaign finance reform. Then, Larry talks to U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Michael Bennet on how to create enduring democracy reforms that can unclog what he calls a "paralyzed Congress." by Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig